Horace Brindley

Horace Brindley
Personal information
Full nameHorace Brindley[1]
Date of birth1 January 1885
Place of birthKnutton, England[1]
Date of death1971 (aged 86)[1]
Playing positionOutside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Knutton Villa
1904–1905Stoke4(0)
Crewe Alexandra
Norwich City
1907–1908Blackpool17(2)
Crewe Alexandra
Queens Park Rangers
Luton Town
1912–1914Lincoln City50(4)
Chester City
Total71(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Horace Brindley (1 January 1885 — 1971) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Lincoln City and Stoke as well as a number of Southern League clubs.[1]

Career

Brindley began his career with his local side Knutton Villa before joining Stoke in 1904.[1] He played four times for Stoke during the 1904–05 season and then left for Crewe Alexandra at the end of the season.[1] He then played for Norwich City, spent a season with Blackpool, returned to Crewe, Southern League sides Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. In 1912 he joined Lincoln City where he spent two seasons making 53 appearances scoring four goals. He ended his career with Chester City.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1904–05 400040
Blackpool 1907–08 17210182
Lincoln City 1912–13 26020280
1913–14 24410254
Career Total 71640756

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.