Frank Hindley
Frank Charles Hindley (2 November 1915 – 26 March 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion either side of the Second World War.[1][3] He made his Brighton debut in the first of two appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned, along with its statistics and records, on the outbreak of war.[3] He made a few appearances for Peterborough United in the first post-war season of the Midland League,[2] then returned to Brighton for a season before retiring from the game.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Charles Hindley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1915[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2003 (aged 87)[1][2] | ||
| Place of death | Worksop, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1937 | Netherton United | ||
| 1937–1939 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (3) |
| 1939–1947 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (4) |
| 1946 | Peterborough United | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hindley was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in 1915 and died there in 2003.[1] His son Peter played more than 500 Football League matches for Nottingham Forest, Coventry City and Peterborough United in the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Frank Hindley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Frank Hindley". Up the Posh. Chris Wilkinson. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Peter Hindley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2019.