Personal information | |||
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Full name | Desmond Martin Linton | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Leicester City | 11 | (0) |
1991–1997 | Luton Town | 83 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Peterborough United | 46 | (1) |
1999 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
Cambridge City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Desmond Martin Linton is an English former professional footballer. He was born on 5 September 1971 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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