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]
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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 | |||
| 0000–1909 | 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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
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