Archie Ling

Archie Ling
Ling in 1911.
Personal information
Full name Arthur Samuel Ling[1]
Date of birth (1881-03-14)14 March 1881
Place of birth Grantchester, England
Date of death February 1943 (1943-03) (aged 61)
Place of death Brentford, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Albert Institute
1902–1905 Leicester Fosse 59 (0)
1905–1909 Swindon Town 140 (7)
1909–1912 Brentford 112 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arthur Samuel "Archie" Ling (14 March 1881 – February 1943) was an English professional football goalkeeper, best remembered for his time in non-league football with Swindon Town, for whom he made over 160 appearances in all competitions.[2] He also played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse and professional cricket for Cambridgeshire.[1][3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester Fosse 1902–03[5] Second Division 33020350
1903–04[5] 24 0 5 0 29 0
1904–05[5] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 59 0 7 0 66 0
Swindon Town 1905–06[6] Southern League First Division 33 0 1 0 50 0
1906–07[7] 37 0 1 0 38 0
1907–08[8] 30 0 4 0 34 0
1908–09[9] 40 0 1 0 41 0
Total 140 0 7 0 147 0
Brentford 1909–10[3] Southern League First Division 41 0 2 0 43 0
1910–11[3] 38 2 1 0 39 2
1911–12[3] 32 0 3 0 35 0
1912–13[3] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 112 2 6 0 118 2
Career total 31122003312

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 175. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Archie LING – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–362. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ↑ White 1989, p. 94.
  5. 1 2 3 "Archie Ling | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". 19 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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