Terry Carling (born 26 February 1939) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
After two years of regular football for the Imps, Carling joined Walsall and more than 100 league appearances for the Saddlers before switching to Chester in December 1966.
He made his debut in a 3–2 win at Bradford City as he replaced Dennis Reeves as regular Chester goalkeeper.
[1] Carling was to be a regular for the next three years, with rivals Simon Jones, Grenville Millington and John Taylor restricted to just nine league appearances between them during the period.
[2] During Carling's time at Chester, he helped them reach the Welsh Cup final against Cardiff City in May 1970, marking the end of a season in which he played all 59 first–team matches for the club.