Maurice Lindley

Maurice Lindley (December 5, 1915 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England – 1994) was a football player, coach and manager.

Lindley began his career with his hometown club Keighley Town before joining Merseyside outfit Everton before going into coaching and management with Swindon Town and Crewe Alexandra.

Career with Swindon Town

Lindley originally joined Swindon as a coach in 1951, stepping up to the manager's seat two years later, when Louis Page was sacked.

His time in charge was not a happy one - with the club in financial difficulty, houses were sold to raise cash for players, but Lindley was given just £3,000 to spend. He spent most of this on one player - Matt Gemmell from Portsmouth, costing £2,250, and he made just eight appearances for the club.

Swindon finished in their lowest league position in Lindley's first season - 20th - and when the 1954-55 season looked to be going the same way, he was given three months' notice in January 1955. By the time Lindley left the club in April, the Town were well on the way to beating the record set the previous year - with a terrible away record which saw just one win and fifteen defeats, they finished in a lowly 21st position.

Later Lindley teamed up with Don Revie at Leeds United and became his valued assistant manager and chief scout. Lindley stayed at the club for over twenty years and became caretaker manager on four separate occasions.

Crewe Alexandra F.C. – managers

McNeill (1892–94)
Hall (1895–96)
Roberts (1897)
Bromerley (1898–1925)
Bailey (1925–38)
Lillycrop (1938–44)
Hill (1944–48)
Turner (1948–51)
Catterick (1951–53)
Ward (1953–55)
Lindley (1955–58)
Ware (1958–60)
McGuigan (1960–64)
Tagg (1964–70)
McAnearney (1970–71)
Viollet (1971)
Melia (1972–73)
Tagg (1974–74)
Gregg (1975–78)
Rimmer (1978–79)
Waddington (1979–81)
Griffiths (1981–82)
Morris (1982–83)
Gradi (1983–2007)
Holland (2007–08)
Gradi (2008)
Thordarson (2008–09)
Gradi (2009–11)
Davis (2011–)

Swindon Town F.C. – managers

S. Allen (1902–1933)
Vizard (1933–1939)
Harris (1939–1940)
Page (1945–1953)
Lindley (1953–1955)
Head (1956–1965)
D. Williams (1965–1969)
Ford (1969–1971)
Mackay (1971–1972)
L. Allen (1972–1974)
D. Williams (1974–1978)
Smith (1978–1980)
Trollope (1980–1983)
Beamish (1983–1984)
Macari (1984–1989)
Ardiles (1989–1991)
Hoddle (player) (1991–1993)
Gorman (1993–1994)
McMahon (1994–1998)
Quinn (1998–2000)
Todd (2000)
King (2000–2001)
Evans (2001)
King (2001–2005)
Onuora (2005–2006)
Wise (2006)
A. Williams (caretaker) (2006)
Sturrock (2006–07)
Byrne (caretaker) (2007–2008)
Malpas (2008)
Byrne (caretaker) (2008)
Wilson (2008–11)
Hart (2011)
Bodin (caretaker) (2011)
Di Canio (2011–)

Leeds United A.F.C. – managers

Ray (1919–20)
Fairclough (1920–1927)
Ray (1927–35)
Hampson (1935–47)
Edwards (1947–48)
Buckley (1948–53)
Carter (1953–58)
Edwards (1958^(c))
Lambton (1958–59)
Taylor (1959–61)
Revie (1961–74)
Clough (1974)
Lindley (1974^(c))
Armfield (1974–78)
Lindley (1978^(c))
Stein (1978)
Lindley (1978^(c))
Adamson (1978–80)
Lindley (1980^(c))
Merrington (1980^(c))
Clarke (1980–82)
Gray (1982–85)
Gunby (1985^(c))
Bremner (1985–88)
Hunter (1988^(c))
Wilkinson (1988–96)
Graham (1996–98)
O'Leary (1998–2002)
Venables (2002–03)
Reid (2003)
Gray (2003–04^(c))
Blackwell (2004–06)
Carver (2006^(c))
Geddis (2006^(c))
Wise (2006–08)
Williams (2008^(c))
McAllister (2008)
Grayson (2008–)

^(c) caretaker

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Name	Lindley, Maurice
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Date of birth	December 5, 1915
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Date of death	1994
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