Terry Carling (born 26 February 1939) is an English former
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He played in
the Football League
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for four clubs.
Playing career
Carling began his professional career with
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
. He joined them in 1956 but had to wait until
1960–61 for his league debut. He made just five league appearances and played one
Football League Cup
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tie while at
Elland Road
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The g ...
and moved to
Lincoln City in July 1962 on a free transfer.
After two years of regular football for the Imps, Carling joined
Walsall
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and more than 100 league appearances for the Saddlers before switching to
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
in December 1966. He made his debut in a 3–2 win at
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
as he replaced
Dennis Reeves as regular Chester goalkeeper. Carling was to be a regular for the next three years, with rivals
Simon Jones,
Grenville Millington
Grenville Rodney Millington (born 10 December 1951 in Queensferry, Flintshire) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League as a goalkeeper. He enjoyed a long career with Chester and was voted the club's BBC Cult Hero i ...
and
John Taylor restricted to just nine league appearances between them during the period.
[Sumner (1997), stats section]
During Carling's time at Chester, he helped them reach the
Welsh Cup
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final against
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
in May 1970, marking the end of a season in which he played all 59 first–team matches for the club.
He left Chester a year later with a testimonial against
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
.
After leaving Chester, Carling joined non–league side
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially kno ...
and worked as a milkman in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
.
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References
External links
Career detailsChester 1970–71 team picture featuring Carling
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1939 births
Living people
People from Otley
Sportspeople from the City of Leeds
Footballers from West Yorkshire
English Football League players
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Leeds United F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Chester City F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players