Personal information | |||
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Full name | Barry Lindsey [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 April 1944||
Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1961 | Scunthorpe United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1961–1971 | Scunthorpe United | 217 | (14) |
1971–1972 | Goole Town | ||
1972–197? | Ashby Institute | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Barry Lindsey (born 17 April 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 14 goals from 217 appearances in the Football League for Scunthorpe United. [2] He played mainly at right half, but also at inside forward or occasional right back.
Lindsey was born in 1944 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. [1] He began his football career as an apprentice inside forward with his hometown club, Scunthorpe United, and in March 1960 Scunthorpe's manager, Frank Soo, was reported to rate the 15-year-old very highly. [3] Soo's successor, Dick Duckworth, gave the 17-year-old Lindsey his first-team debut on 23 September 1961, in a 4–0 defeat away at Sunderland in the Second Division. [4] [5]
It took a couple of years to establish himself in the side. [4] He converted to right half and occasional right back, [6] and was described as "a wholehearted player who had to rely on his skilful play to make up for his slight build" [4] and who had "the ability to dominate the midfield play". [7] When substitution was first permitted in the Football League, Lindsey became the first Scunthorpe player to be replaced (by Barry Mahy) on 28 August 1965 during a 2–0 win away to Reading. [8] He was transfer-listed by the financially needy club in 1966, [7] but did not leave, and remained a regular until injury put an end to his league career in September 1970 at the age of 26. [4] He had scored 14 goals from 217 league appearances, and played a further 22 matches in cup competitions. [2]
Lindsey left Scunthorpe for Northern Premier League club Goole Town at the end of that season, [4] and, together with another Goole and former Scunthorpe player, Graham Rusling, moved on to Ashby Institute of the Midland League in 1972. [9]
He went on to work for an engineering company in the Scunthorpe area. [10]
Lindsey's younger brother Keith also played league football. [4]
There are doubts about right-back Barry Lindsey, recently switched from the half-back line, and centre-half Barry Horstead.
Scunthorpe United are asking a fee of £12,000 for Barrie Lindsey, their local-born wing-half. Lindsey, originally an inside-forward, is a skilful player with the ability to dominate the midfield play. If he leaves the Old Show ground, his place will be hard to fill, but as one of the worst-supported clubs in the Third Division, Scunthorpe are forced to raise money however they can.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Barry Lindsey [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 April 1944||
Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1961 | Scunthorpe United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1961–1971 | Scunthorpe United | 217 | (14) |
1971–1972 | Goole Town | ||
1972–197? | Ashby Institute | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Barry Lindsey (born 17 April 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 14 goals from 217 appearances in the Football League for Scunthorpe United. [2] He played mainly at right half, but also at inside forward or occasional right back.
Lindsey was born in 1944 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. [1] He began his football career as an apprentice inside forward with his hometown club, Scunthorpe United, and in March 1960 Scunthorpe's manager, Frank Soo, was reported to rate the 15-year-old very highly. [3] Soo's successor, Dick Duckworth, gave the 17-year-old Lindsey his first-team debut on 23 September 1961, in a 4–0 defeat away at Sunderland in the Second Division. [4] [5]
It took a couple of years to establish himself in the side. [4] He converted to right half and occasional right back, [6] and was described as "a wholehearted player who had to rely on his skilful play to make up for his slight build" [4] and who had "the ability to dominate the midfield play". [7] When substitution was first permitted in the Football League, Lindsey became the first Scunthorpe player to be replaced (by Barry Mahy) on 28 August 1965 during a 2–0 win away to Reading. [8] He was transfer-listed by the financially needy club in 1966, [7] but did not leave, and remained a regular until injury put an end to his league career in September 1970 at the age of 26. [4] He had scored 14 goals from 217 league appearances, and played a further 22 matches in cup competitions. [2]
Lindsey left Scunthorpe for Northern Premier League club Goole Town at the end of that season, [4] and, together with another Goole and former Scunthorpe player, Graham Rusling, moved on to Ashby Institute of the Midland League in 1972. [9]
He went on to work for an engineering company in the Scunthorpe area. [10]
Lindsey's younger brother Keith also played league football. [4]
There are doubts about right-back Barry Lindsey, recently switched from the half-back line, and centre-half Barry Horstead.
Scunthorpe United are asking a fee of £12,000 for Barrie Lindsey, their local-born wing-half. Lindsey, originally an inside-forward, is a skilful player with the ability to dominate the midfield play. If he leaves the Old Show ground, his place will be hard to fill, but as one of the worst-supported clubs in the Third Division, Scunthorpe are forced to raise money however they can.