Bertie Denyer

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Bertie Denyer
A E Denyer - Swindon.jpg
Denyer while with Swindon Town in 1922.
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Curly Denyer [1]
Date of birth 9 April 1893
Place of birth Plaistow, England
Date of death 1969 (aged 7576) [1]
Place of death Swindon, England
Position(s) Outside right, centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1911 Ilford
1911 West Ham United
1911 Leyton
1911–1914 West Ham United 46 (17)
1914–1931 Swindon Town 341 (58)
1915–1918Brentford (guest) 16 (11)
1917Heart of Midlothian (guest) 18 (7)
1931–1934 Evesham Town
West End Sports
International career
England Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Curly Denyer (9 April 1893 – 1969) was an English professional footballer who made over 320 appearances in the Football League for Swindon Town as a forward. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

Denyer's brother Frank and son Bertie were also footballers. [5] [6] Denyer served as a sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) during the First World War and was severely wounded, losing half of his intestines. [7] [6] After his retirement from football he became landlord of the Running Horse pub in Swindon. [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1912–13 [3] Southern League First Division2912413313
1913–14 [3] Southern League First Division17500175
Total4617415018
Swindon Town 1914–15 [7] Southern League First Division179212 [b] 12111
1920–21 [7] Third Division 24810258
1921–22 [7] Third Division South 20600206
1922–23 [7] Third Division South32620346
1923–24 [7] Third Division South37352425
1924–25 [7] Third Division South40210412
1925–26 [7] Third Division South39643439
1926–27 [7] Third Division South34520365
1927–28 [7] Third Division South39550445
1928–29 [7] Third Division South24451295
1929–30 [7] Third Division South35430384
Total341583072137366
Heart of Midlothian (guest) 1916–17 [4] Scottish League First Division 1362 [c] 3159
1917–18 [4] Scottish League First Division510051
Total187232010
Career total402823484444094
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
  3. Appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

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