![]() Denyer while with Swindon Town in 1922. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Edward Curly Denyer [1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Plaistow, England | ||
Date of death | 1969 (aged 75–76) [1] | ||
Place of death | Swindon, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside right, centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911 | Ilford | ||
1911 | West Ham United | ||
1911 | Leyton | ||
1911–1914 | West Ham United | 46 | (17) |
1914–1931 | Swindon Town | 341 | (58) |
1915–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 16 | (11) |
1917 | → Heart 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1912–13 [3] | Southern League First Division | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 13 | |
1913–14 [3] | Southern League First Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | ||
Total | 46 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 18 | |||
Swindon Town | 1914–15 [7] | Southern League First Division | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 [b] | 1 | 21 | 11 |
1920–21 [7] | Third Division | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | ||
1921–22 [7] | Third Division South | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
1922–23 [7] | Third Division South | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
1923–24 [7] | Third Division South | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | ||
1924–25 [7] | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
1925–26 [7] | Third Division South | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | ||
1926–27 [7] | Third Division South | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
1927–28 [7] | Third Division South | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | ||
1928–29 [7] | Third Division South | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
1929–30 [7] | Third Division South | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
Total | 341 | 58 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 373 | 66 | ||
Heart of Midlothian (guest) | 1916–17 [4] | Scottish League First Division | 13 | 6 | — | 2 [c] | 3 | 15 | 9 | |
1917–18 [4] | Scottish League First Division | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | |||
Career total | 402 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 440 | 94 |
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