| Bertie Denyer | |
| Fullname: | Albert Edward Curly Denyer |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Plaistow, England |
| Death Place: | Swindon, England |
| Position: | Outside right, centre forward |
| Clubs1: | Ilford |
| Years2: | –1909 |
| Clubs2: | Leyton |
| Years3: | 1909–1914 |
| Clubs3: | West Ham United |
| Caps3: | 46 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 1914–1931 |
| Clubs4: | Swindon Town |
| Caps4: | 341 |
| Goals4: | 58 |
| Years5: | 1915–1918 |
| Clubs5: | → Brentford (guest) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 1917 |
| Clubs6: | → Heart of Midlothian (guest) |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Clubs7: | Evesham Town |
| Clubs8: | West End Sports |
| Nationalteam1: | England Schoolboys |
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]
Denyer's brother Frank and son Bertie were also footballers.[5] 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.[6] [7] After his retirement from football he became landlord of the Running Horse pub in Swindon.
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United | 1912–13 | Southern League First Division | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 13 | ||
| 1913–14 | Southern League First Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| Total | 46 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 18 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1914–15 | Southern League First Division | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2[8] | 1 | 21 | 11 | |
| 1920–21 | Third Division | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 1921–22 | Third Division South | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| 1922–23 | Third Division South | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 1923–24 | Third Division South | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| 1924–25 | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 1925–26 | Third Division South | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | |||
| 1926–27 | Third Division South | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 1927–28 | Third Division South | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| 1928–29 | Third Division South | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 1929–30 | Third Division South | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| Total | 341 | 58 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 373 | 66 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian (guest) | 1916–17 | Scottish League First Division | 13 | 6 | — | 2[9] | 3 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 1917–18 | Scottish League First Division | 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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