Bertie Denyer

Bertie Denyer
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)
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
1907 England Schoolboys 1 (0)
* 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][5]

Personal life

Denyer's brother Frank and son Bertie were also footballers.[6][7] 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.[8][7] After his retirement from football he became landlord of the Running Horse pub in Swindon.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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] Southern League First Division 17 5 0 0 — 17 5
Total 46 17 4 1 — 50 18
Swindon Town 1914–15[8] Southern League First Division 17 9 2 1 2[b] 1 21 11
1920–21[8] Third Division 24 8 1 0 — 25 8
1921–22[8] Third Division South 20 6 0 0 — 20 6
1922–23[8] Third Division South 32 6 2 0 — 34 6
1923–24[8] Third Division South 37 3 5 2 — 42 5
1924–25[8] Third Division South 40 2 1 0 — 41 2
1925–26[8] Third Division South 39 6 4 3 — 43 9
1926–27[8] Third Division South 34 5 2 0 — 36 5
1927–28[8] Third Division South 39 5 5 0 — 44 5
1928–29[8] Third Division South 24 4 5 1 — 29 5
1929–30[8] 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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 79. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ a b c "Albert Denyer". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Albert (Bert) Denyer – Hearts Career – from 13 Jan 1917 to 15 Sep 1917". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "England Matches – Schoolboys 1907–40". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Denyer Bertie Swindon Town 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Bertie Denyer 1914–1930". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Swindon Town FC – Profile – Bertie Denyer". TownEnders.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  9. ^ "1917-05-12 Sat Hearts 5 Armadale 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.