Ian Herring (born 14 February 1984) is an English football player and manager, who plays as a midfielder. He was most recently player-manager of Hungerford Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Swindon Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Salisbury City (loan) | ||
| 2003 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | ||
| 2003–2007 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2006–2009 | Salisbury City | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Northwich Victoria | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Eastleigh | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | Hungerford Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Hungerford Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 28 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Herring made his debut for Swindon Town on 20 April 2002, at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the 1–1 draw coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute replacing Paul McAreavey in the last game of the 2001–02 season.[1][2]
He joined Salisbury City from Chippenham Town in August 2007 to pursue full-time football.[3] In 2009, he was released by Salisbury City who he spent three-years as a player at the club. In July, Herring joined Conference North team Northwich Victoria. Herring left Northwich at the end of the season.
Herring signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers in June 2010.
In February 2011 Swindon Town manager Danny Wilson expressed an interest in taking Herring back to his home club after some impressive performances at the heart of midfield for Forest Green Rovers.
Herring joined Conference South side Eastleigh on loan for a month in February 2011, playing in 5 league matches. The move was then made permanent in March 2011.[4][5] Herring finished the season with 13 league appearances in total.[6]
On 27 January 2012, following several new signings at Eastleigh, Herring joined previous club Chippenham Town on a month's loan.[7]
Herring left Eastleigh at the end of the season and in July 2012 it was announced he had signed for Southern League South & West Division side Hungerford Town.[8] In September 2017 he was appointed joint player/manager alongside Jon Boardman.[9] Herring left Hungerford Town in April 2020.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Swindon 1–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Results/Fixtures: Swindon 1–1 Wycombe". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Ian Herring completes Salisbury Move". Chippenhamtownfc.com. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Player News – In's and Out's at The New Lawn". Forest Green Rovers. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Herring makes permanent Spitfires switch". Football Conference. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Player stats". Eastleigh FC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Baird is Hampshire's Mancini". Eastleigh FC. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Wilkinson knows Harper is a gem". Non League Daily. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012.
- ^ Galvanised Hungerford Confirm Their Management Duo The National League, 15 September 2017
- ^ Club statement: Ian Herring Hungerford Town F.C.
External links edit
- Ian Herring at Soccerbase
