Brendel Anstey

Brendel Anstey
Personal information
Date of birth November 1887
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 9 December 1933(1933-12-09) (aged 46)
Place of death Wednesbury, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
- Hanham Athletic ? (?)
- 1911 Bristol Rovers ? (?)
1911-1914 Aston Villa 42 (0)
1919 Leicester City 7 (0)
- Mid Rhondda ? (?)
- Wednesbury Old Athletic ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 F.C. 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.[3]

He died on 9 December 1933 in Wednesbury, aged 46.[3]

References

    • Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).
  1. "Points from Various Sources". Evening Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 15 February 1911. Retrieved 28 June 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 "Death of Brendel Anstey". Nottingham Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 9 December 1933. Retrieved 28 June 2014. (subscription required (help)).


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