Frank Lindley
Scottish footballer
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Frank Louis Lindley (1885–1947) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Dundee as an outside right.[3][4] He made one appearance in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]
Full name
Frank Louis Lindley[1]
Date of birth
1885
Place of birth
Sheffield, England
Date of death
1947 (aged 61–62) [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Louis Lindley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 61–62) [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Midland Athletic | |||
| 1910–1911 | Dundee | 13 | (5) |
| 1911–1912 | Motherwell | 24 | (4) |
| 1912–1913 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Newport County | ||
| 1914–1915 | Luton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1916–1917 | St Bernard's | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Lindley served in three battalions of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War, most notably the 1st Football Battalion.[5] He was posted to France in November 1915 and sustained a gunshot wound to the arm at Delville Wood in August 1916,[6] which resulted in him being evacuated to Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast.[5][2] He returned to France in March 1917,[2] but was sent to hospital in Sheffield with impetigo in July 1917.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1910–11[3] | Scottish First Division | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Motherwell | 1911–12[3] | Scottish First Division | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 1914–15[7] | Southern League First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 12 | ||
