A decade after Trevor Francis became Britain's first £1million footballer, Martyn was the first goalkeeper to attract such a fee when Crystal Palace brought the then uncapped stopper to the capital. Martyn made the first of his 23 England appearances in 1992 while with Palace and was part of the team that lost the 1990 FA Cup final to Manchester United. Palace would make a £1.25million profit on Martyn when they sold him to Leeds in 1996.
The man who kept Martyn on the Three Lions' bench for much of his career was also a more expensive purchase for Arsenal when they decided to replace John Lukic.