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
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1901 Cambridge Swifts
1901–1902 Albert Institute
1902–1905 Leicester Fosse 59 (0)
1905–1909 Swindon Town 140 (7)
1909–1913 Brentford 112 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Samuel Ling (14 March 1881 – February 1943) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a goalkeeper in the Southern League with Swindon Town and Brentford.[2] He also played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse and professional cricket for Cambridgeshire.[1][3][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester Fosse 1902–03[6] Second Division 33020350
1903–04[6] 24 0 5 0 29 0
1904–05[6] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 59 0 7 0 66 0
Swindon Town 1905–06[7] Southern League First Division 33 0 1 0 50 0
1906–07[8] 37 0 1 0 38 0
1907–08[9] 30 0 4 0 34 0
1908–09[10] 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 978-1905891610.
  2. ↑ "Archie Ling – Player Profile". 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. ↑ "Ling Archie Brentford 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Archie Ling | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Playing Record". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Playing Record". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Playing Record". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Playing Record". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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