Frank Lindley
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Midland Athletic | |||
| Dundee | |||
| Motherwell | |||
| 1912 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| Newport County | |||
| 1914–1915 | Luton Town | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Frank Lindley (1885–1947) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]
Personal life
Lindley fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] He was posted to France in November 1915 and sustained a gunshot wound to the arm in August 1916, resulting in him being evacuated to a hospital in Belfast.[3] He returned to France in March 1917, but was sent home with impetigo in July 1917.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 174. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- 1 2 "Private Frank Louis Lindley | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
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