During his career, Martin Gritton has gained the unique distinction of having piled his trade as a footballer in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
Although born in Glasgow, Gritts was raised in the Duchy and first came to prominence with Cornish side, Porthleven, who he helped to reach the Quarter Finals of FA Vase in the late 1990's, for whom he combined playing for with completing a Degree in Sports Science at Portsmouth University, which alerted Plymouth Argyle to his potential.
Gritts joined the Pilgrims in the 1998-99 season but, unfortunately, never established himself as a regular at Home Park and was loaned out to Yeovil Town and Shelbourne before he arrived at Plainmoor as one of Leroy Rosenior's first signings as Torquay United manager.
After initially joining the Gulls on loan, Gritts netted on his debut for Torquay against Bristol Rovers on the opening day of the 2002-03 before the move was later made permanent.
He enjoyed a productive debut season at Plainmoor and finished the season as the Gulls' top scorer with 16 goals in all competitions and was runner-up in the club's Player of the Year award behind Alex Russell.
The following season saw him in and out of the team due to injury, but he still managed to score four goals in 31 appearances, which included the decisive in a 1-0 win away at fellow promotion contenders, Hull City, as the Gulls clinched automatic promotion on the final day of the campaign with a 2-1 win over Southend United.
This would prove to be Gritts' last full season at Plainmoor as he headed north to join Grimsby Town in December 2004.
Spells with Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Macclesfield Town and Chesterfield then followed before he returned to Plainmoor for a second spell when Paul Buckle signed him on a six-month loan deal from the Spireites on the eve of the 2009-10 season.
However, his second spell with the Gulls, which was hampered by injury, didn't prove to be as fruitful as his first and returned to the B2net Stadium in January 2011 without finding the back of the net.
After a brief stint with FC Chester, Gritts was back in the South West again later on that campaign as he signed a short-term deal with Yeovil Town, where he made two appearances before leaving Huish Park again in the summer.
Stockport County were his next port of call, a spell which briefly saw him work under former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Didi Hamann, before he headed back to Cornwall recently to sign for Truro City. It is also worth noting this is a very different Truro City to the one that he faced during his days at Portheleven, following their rapid rise through the football pyramid under the ownership of Kevin Heaney, which now sees them completing in the Blue Square Bet South.
His debut for the White Tigers proved to be a memorable one as he found the score sheet in their 3-0 home win over Thurrock and another highlight in a career, which in a geographically sense, has almost gone full circle.
