Terry Adlington

Football player infobox
playername = Terry Adlington
fullname = Terry Adlington


dateofbirth = birth date|1935|11|21
cityofbirth = Blackwell, Derbyshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1994|4|26|1935|11|21
height =
currentclub = Deceased
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
nickname =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 19??–1955
1955–1962
1962–1967
1967–1968
1968–1969
clubs = Blackwell Colliery Welfare
Derby County
Torquay United
Baltimore Bays
Dallas Tornado
caps(goals) = 0? (?)
36 (?)
0? (?)
25 (0)
08 (0)

Terry Adlington (November 21, 1935 – April 26, 1994) was an English professional football goalkeeper. He began his career in England, but ended it in the United States with the North American Soccer League.

Football Career

Adlington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire. He was playing for his local side Blackwell Colliery Welfare when spotted by Derby County, moving to the Baseball Ground in December 1955, shortly after winning the Notts Alliance with Blackwell, though he continued to work part-time as an electrician at the colliery.

His league debut came the following season, a 4–0 win at home to Crewe Alexandra on 26 January 1957, his only game in Derby's 3rd division (north) championship team. He played a total of 36 league games for the Rams, before leaving to join Torquay United in June 1962 for a fee of £1,000 as a replacement for the released Eddie Marsh. He began the following season as first choice, making his debut away to Exeter City on 18 August 1962, keeping a clean sheet as the Gulls won 3–0 thanks to an Ernie Pym hat-trick, and remained a regular for the next three and a half seasons, before breaking a finger and losing his place initially to Mike Turner and then to Gary McGuire.

In recognition of his career he was awarded a testimonial in 1965–66 in which a South Devon XI side took on Arsenal. He eventually left for the United States and the newly established North American Soccer League, joining the Baltimore Bays for the 1967 season, moving to the Dallas Tornado in 1968.

He died in April 1994. Double Olympic swimming gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is his granddaughter.

Persondata
NAME= Adlington, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Adlington, Terry
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DATE OF BIRTH= 21 November, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH= Blackwell, Derbyshire, England
DATE OF DEATH= April 1994
PLACE OF DEATH=