Martin Ling

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Martin Ling
Personal information
Full name Martin Ling[1]
Date of birth (1966-07-15) 15 July 1966 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth West Ham,[1] London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient (Director of football)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Exeter City 117 (14)
1986 Swindon Town 2 (0)
1986–1991 Southend United 136 (30)
1991 → Mansfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1996 Swindon Town 150 (10)
1996–2000 Leyton Orient 148 (8)
2000 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 (1)
2000–2001 Purfleet
Total 564 (63)
Managerial career
2003–2009 Leyton Orient
2009–2011 Cambridge United
2011–2013 Torquay United
2015 Swindon Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Ling (born 15 July 1966) is an English football manager and former player currently director of football for Leyton Orient. He played in over 100 Football League matches for each of Exeter City, Southend United, Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, before moving into management. He led Orient for more than five years from 2003 until 2009, and went on to manage Cambridge United, Torquay United and Swindon Town.

  1. ^ a b c "Martin Ling". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.