Bertie Denyer
Albert Edward Curly 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]
 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 75–76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Swindon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ilford | |||
| –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 | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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] | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 1923–24[7] | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| 1924–25[7] | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 1925–26[7] | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | |||
| 1926–27[7] | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 1927–28[7] | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| 1928–29[7] | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 1929–30[7] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 15 | 9 | |
| 1917–18[4] | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 402 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 440 | 94 | ||
- Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
- Appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 79. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Albert Denyer". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Albert (Bert) Denyer – Hearts Career – from 13 Jan 1917 to 15 Sep 1917". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Denyer Bertie Image 1 Swindon Town 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Swindontownfc.co.uk. "Bertie Denyer 1914–1930". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Bertie DENYER – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "1917-05-12 Sat Hearts 5 Armadale 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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