Bertie Denyer

Bertie Denyer
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 75–76)
Playing position Outside right, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ilford
0000–1909 Leyton
1909–1914 West Ham United 46 (17)
1914–1931 Swindon Town 341 (58)
1915–1918 → Brentford (guest) 16 (11)
1917 → Heart of Midlothian (guest) 18 (7)
Evesham Town
West End Sports
National team
England Schoolboys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

Personal life

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.[5][6] After his retirement from football he became landlord of the Running Horse pub in Swindon and his son Bertie also became a footballer for Swindon Town.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 79. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ↑ "Albert Denyer". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Albert (Bert) Denyer - Hearts Career - from 13 Jan 1917 to 15 Sep 1917". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Bertie DENYER - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. 1 2 Swindontownfc.co.uk. "Bertie Denyer 1914-1930". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-19.


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