Ian Herring (born 14 February 1984) is an English

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player and manager, who plays as a

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. He was most recently player-manager of Hungerford Town.

Career

Herring made his debut for

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on 20 April 2002, at home to

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in the 1–1 draw coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute replacing

Paul McAreavey Paul McAreavey (born 3 December 1980) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He previously played for Swindon Town, Linfield, Dundalk, Ballymena United and Donegal Celtic. In May 2006 the Belfast native signed a three-year fu ...

in the last game of the 2001–02 season. He joined Salisbury City from Chippenham Town in August 2007 to pursue full-time football. In 2009, he was released by Salisbury City who he spent three-years as a player at the club. In July, Herring joined

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team

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. Herring left Northwich at the end of the season. Herring signed for

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side

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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

. Herring joined Conference South side

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on loan for a month in February 2011, playing in 5 league matches. The move was then made permanent in March 2011. Herring finished the season with 13 league appearances in total. On 27 January 2012, following several new signings at

, Herring joined previous club Chippenham Town on a month's loan. 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. In September 2017 he was appointed joint player/manager alongside Jon Boardman. Herring left Hungerford Town in April 2020.Club statement: Ian Herring
Hungerford Town F.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herring, Ian 1984 births Living people English men's footballers Swindon Town F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Chippenham Town F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Hungerford Town F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Swindon 21st-century English sportsmen