Brendel Anstey Explained

Brendel Anstey
Birth Date:November 1887
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Date: (aged 46)
Death Place:Wednesbury, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Years2:1911
Years3:1911–1914
Caps3:42
Goals3:0
Years4:1919
Caps4:7
Goals4:0

Brendel Anstey (November 1887 – 9 December 1933) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Leicester City.[1]

Born in Bristol, England, Anstey was a goalkeeper, who played for Bristol Rovers before signing for Aston Villa in February 1911 in a swap deal with James Jones, playing for them for four seasons until the outbreak of World War I.[2] [3] He went on to play for Leicester City after the war.

He died on 9 December 1933 in Wednesbury, aged 46.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. October 2004. 1899468676.
  2. News: Points from Various Sources . Evening Telegraph . 15 February 1911 . 28 June 2014 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: Death of Brendel Anstey . Nottingham Evening Post . 9 December 1933 . 28 June 2014 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .