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]
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 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 174. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Private Frank Louis Lindley | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Frank Lindley". motherwellnet. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Frank Louis Lindley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Diary: Luton Town player wounded on the Somme | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Frank Lindley". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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