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Finally Sign A Player!
19th January 2006
Lincoln City have finally signed a new player; their
first since the January transfer window opened on January
1st. With just 12 more days of the window remaining, the
arrival of Jude Stirling could prove City's only new
signing.
However, the transfer of Stirling from Oxford United has
been conducted very quickly, as Oxford only notified
other clubs of Stirling's availability on January 17th.
He was still scheduled to play in Oxford's reserve match
against Barnet yesterday, but instead, he turned out for
Lincoln City's reserve for a trial.
Stirling's performance against Doncaster Rovers'
reserves, a match that Lincoln won 3-1, obviously
reaffirmed Imps' boss Keith Alexander's belief in
Stirling. Today, Stirling has agreed to join Lincoln
until the end of the season.
Stirling represented London County Schools as a
youngster, which earnt him a place at Wimbledon but he
later left to join Luton on YTS terms. It was Luton who
converted him from a striker to a defender - he can play
at either fullback or central defence. He also has the
ability to launch a tremendously long throw-in.
Having made 13 appearances for Luton, he left to join
Stevenage Borough on loan in February 2002. He later
signed permanently for Stevenage, where he stayed for
almost a year before heading further into the non-league
divisions with St. Albans first, and then Dover Athletic.
Conference club Tamworth gave Stirling the opportunity to
play at a higher level, and he made 4 appearances between
March 2005 and May 2005. During the summer of 2005, he
impressed while on trial at Oxford United, who signed him
on non-contract terms. Ironically, he made his Oxford
debut at Sincil Bank, when he came on as an 80th minute
substitute in Oxford's 2-1 defeat to Lincoln.
Despite starting nine games plus a further five
substitute appearances for Oxford, they have decided to
release him.
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