Bertie Denyer

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| name = Bertie Denyer

| fullname = Albert Edward Curly Denyer

| image = A E Denyer - Swindon.jpg

| image_size = 150

| caption = Denyer while with Swindon Town in 1922.

| birth_date = 9 April 1893

| birth_place = Plaistow, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1969|1893}}

| death_place = Swindon, England

| position = Outside right, centre forward

| years1 = 1911

| clubs1 = Ilford

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| years2 = 1911

| clubs2 = West Ham United

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| years3 = 1911

| clubs3 = Leyton

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| years4 = 1911–1914

| clubs4 = West Ham United

| caps4 = 46

| goals4 = 17

| years5 = 1914–1931

| clubs5 = Swindon Town

| caps5 = 341

| goals5 = 58

| years6 = 1915–1918

| clubs6 = → Brentford (guest)

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 1917

| clubs7 = → Heart of Midlothian (guest)

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 1931–1934

| clubs8 = Evesham Town

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| clubs9 = West End Sports

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| nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys

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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.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=79}}{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=364–365}}{{Cite web |title=Albert Denyer |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=183&united=Albert_Denyer |access-date=19 November 2016 |website=www.westhamstats.info}}{{Cite web |title=Albert (Bert) Denyer – Hearts Career – from 13 Jan 1917 to 15 Sep 1917 |url=https://londonhearts.com/scores/newplayers/h00834.html |access-date=19 November 2016 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}

Personal life

Denyer's brother Frank and son Bertie were also footballers.{{Cite web |title=Denyer Bertie Swindon Town 1922 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/denyer-bertie-image-1-swindon-1922/ |access-date=28 December 2018 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Swindon Town FC – Profile – Bertie Denyer |url=https://townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=DENYERBE |access-date=26 December 2024 |website=TownEnders.com}}{{Cite web |title=Bertie Denyer 1914–1930 |url=http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/hofbertiedenyer-708905.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120010054/http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/hofbertiedenyer-708905.aspx |archive-date=20 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 |website=www.swindontownfc.co.uk}} After his retirement from football he became landlord of the Running Horse pub in Swindon.

Career statistics

Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National cup{{efn\|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}} ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="3" \|West Ham United \|1912–13 \|Southern League First Division \|29 \|12 \|4 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|33 \|13
1913–14 \|Southern League First Division \|17 \|5 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|17 \|5
colspan="2" \|Total !46 !17 !4 !1 ! colspan="2" \|— !50 !18
rowspan="12" \|Swindon Town \|1914–15 \|Southern League First Division \|17 \|9 \|2 \|1 \|2Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup \|1 \|21 \|11
1920–21 \|Third Division \|24 \|8 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|25 \|8
1921–22 \|Third Division South \|20 \|6 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|20 \|6
1922–23 \|Third Division South \|32 \|6 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|34 \|6
1923–24 \|Third Division South \|37 \|3 \|5 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \|42 \|5
1924–25 \|Third Division South \|40 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|41 \|2
1925–26 \|Third Division South \|39 \|6 \|4 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \|43 \|9
1926–27 \|Third Division South \|34 \|5 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|36 \|5
1927–28 \|Third Division South \|39 \|5 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|44 \|5
1928–29 \|Third Division South \|24 \|4 \|5 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|5
1929–30 \|Third Division South \|35 \|4 \|3 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|38 \|4
colspan="2" \|Total !341 !58 !30 !7 !2 !1 !373 !66
rowspan="3" \|Heart of Midlothian (guest) \|1916–17 \|Scottish League First Division \|13 \|6 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2Appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup \|3 \|15 \|9
1917–18 \|Scottish League First Division \|5 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|5 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !18 !7 ! colspan="2" \|— !2 !3 !20 !10
colspan="3" \|Career total !402 !82 !34 !8 !4 !4 !440 !94

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Rosebery Charity Cup: 1916–17{{Cite web |title=1917-05-12 Sat Hearts 5 Armadale 3 |url=https://londonhearts.com/scores/games/191705121.html |access-date=22 July 2018 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}