Ivor Linton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivor Linton | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977–1982 | Aston Villa | 27 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Peterborough United | 27 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
| 1984 | Bilston Town | ? | (?) |
| – | Kasko IK | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1999 | IF Kraft Narpes | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ivor Linton (born 20 November 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa,[1] Peterborough United[2] and Birmingham City.[3] He played as a midfielder.
Career
Linton was born in West Bromwich, in the West Midlands. He joined Aston Villa as an apprentice in May 1976, and turned professional in September 1977.[4] He made his debut in the First Division on 16 May 1977, as a 17-year-old apprentice, as a substitute in a home game against Stoke City which Villa won 1–0.[5] In six years with the club he played regularly for the reserve team, and made 17 starts and 13 substitute appearances in all competitions for the first team,[6] one of which was in the first leg of the 1982 European Cup second round match against Dynamo Berlin, when he conceded a penalty with his first touch.[7][8]
In the 1982 close season he joined Peterborough United of the Fourth Division on a free transfer. Released by the club after 27 league games,[2] he returned to the First Division by way of a trial with Birmingham City, during which he played four league games[4] and became the first black player to appear for both major Birmingham-based clubs.[8] After a spell in non-league football with Bilston Town, Linton moved to Finland where he played for Kaskö IK[9] and then for many years for Kraft Närpes.[10]
He finally retired from the game at the age of 39 and returned home to West Bromwich where he worked as an electrician, and appeared for the Villa Old Boys team.[8]
References
- ↑ "Aston Villa : 1946/47–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Peterborough United : 1960/61–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Birmingham City : 1946/47–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ "Ivor Linton – Aston Villa FC". Football-Heroes.net. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Linton, Ivor". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "History: June 10". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- 1 2 3 Clarkson, Ian (21 October 2003). "Ivor Linton never made the impact of 'The Three Degrees' but he created a spot of history too". Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Statistik" (in Swedish). Kaskö IK. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "sida 605 Kraftspelarnas målstatistik 1976-08 (page 605 Kraft players goal statistics 1976-08)" (in Swedish). Närpes stad (Town of Närpes). Retrieved 7 June 2009.
External links
- Linton's Aston Villa details and photo at Football-Heroes.net