Paul Linger
 Linger with Thurrock | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 2021 (aged 46) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | (1) |
| 1997 | Leyton Orient | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Welling United | ||
| 1999–2001 | Billericay Town | ||
| – | → Braintree Town (loan) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Purfleet / Thurrock | ||
| 2004–2005 | East Thurrock United | ||
| 2005–2006 | Wingate & Finchley | ||
| 2006 | Chelmsford City | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Redbridge | ||
| 2007 | Dover Athletic | ||
| 2011–2014 | London Lions | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Linger (20 December 1974 – 1 October 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic,[1] Leyton Orient[2] and Brighton & Hove Albion.[3] He went on to play non-League football for clubs including Welling United, Billericay Town,[4] Braintree Town, Purfleet/Thurrock,[5] East Thurrock United,[6] Wingate and Finchley,[7] Chelmsford City,[8] Redbridge,[9] and Dover Athletic.[10]
Linger represented the United Kingdom at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.[11]
On 1 October 2021, Linger died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46. He was diagnosed with the disease earlier in the year.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlton Athletic : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Charlton Star To Sign For Billericay". Daily Gazette. Colchester. 9 August 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Linger leaves Billericay". Basildon Recorder. 9 August 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Thurrock FC News". UK A–Z Transfers. Thurrock F.C. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Big Night For Wingate & Finchley". NonLeague Daily. 5 December 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Edwards Gets Busy". NonLeague Daily. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Silver, Adam (19 July 2006). "The Season Ahead-by Manager Allan Fenn". Redbridge F.C. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007.
- ^ "Ex-Addick Linger joins Whites". Kent News. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Maccabiah Update – Wednesday 13 July". Maccabi GB. 13 July 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005.
- ^ "RIP Paul Linger". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Paul Linger at Soccerbase
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- 1974 births
- 2021 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- People from Stepney
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Billericay Town F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Thurrock F.C. players
- East Thurrock United F.C. players
- Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Redbridge F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Maccabi London Lions F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- English Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Maccabiah Games competitors for Great Britain
- Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
- Jewish British sportspeople
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in England
- English football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs