Peterborough right-back Russell Martin joined Norwich on loan on 25th November 2009, until 4th January 2010.

On the capture of Martin, manager Paul Lambert told the club's official website: "I had him as a player at Wycombe and he did brilliantly for me there. When I was leaving Wycombe at the time he came to me and said he had the opportunity to join Peterborough, which he went on to do and again he has been brilliant from them. Captaining them to promotion shows he has resilience and that winning mentality which is what we have here. He is coming in to a vibrant squad and it is up to him now to stake his claim for a place in the team."

The 23-year-old joined Peterborough from Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 2008 having previously started his career at his home-town club of Brighton & Hove Albion.

Martin made a total of 142 appearances in all competitions for Wycombe, scoring five goals and reaching the 2007-08 play-off semi-finals under Paul Lambert, where they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Stockport County.

His move to London Road saw him become a first team regular at right-back, and in his first season with the Posh he captained the club to automatic promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship. He has made 66 appearances for Peterborough in all competitions, scoring one goal.

Having made seven starts for the Canaries whilst on loan, Ruseell transferred to City for an undisclosed fee on 4th January 2010 signing a 2 and a half year contract. He finished the season with 27 appearances as Norwich won the League One title)

A fine start to the Championship campaign with Norwich saw Martin linked by The Sun and Sky Sports with a switch to Blackburn on 27th December 2010 for a reported £600k

Norwich won a second promotion, moving up to the Premiership, on 2nd May 2011 with a 1-0 win at Portsmouth with Martin playing a key role (49 appearances, 5 goals) for the Canaries. He was runner up in the Player of the Year award

Called up to the Scotland squad, he made his debut for Scotland on 25th May 2011 as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Wales.