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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Lindsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1944[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
Life and career
editLindsey 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Barry Lindsey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Player search: Lindsey, B (Barry)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Untitled". Halifax Daily Courier. 19 March 1960. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Iron Alphabet: John to O'Berg". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Match details: 1961–62: Football League Division 2 Match 9". The StatCat. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Scunthorpe delay choice for Reading". Reading Evening Post. 3 February 1966. p. 16.
There are doubts about right-back Barry Lindsey, recently switched from the half-back line, and centre-half Barry Horstead.
- ^ a b "Scunthorpe will let Lindsey go". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 June 1966. p. 3.
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.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Barry Mahy". Scunthorpe United F.C. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "'We want nothing less than two points'". Long Eaton Advertiser. 11 August 1972. p. 18.
- ^ Struthers, Greg (12 August 2007). "Caught in Time: Scunthorpe United, 1970". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 25 September 2019.