Frank Charles Hindley (2 November 1915 – 26 March 2003) was an English professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

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and Brighton & Hove Albion either side of the Second World War. He made his Brighton debut in the first of two appearances in the

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season abandoned, along with its statistics and records, on the outbreak of war. He made a few appearances for Peterborough United in the first post-war season of the Midland League, then returned to Brighton for a season before retiring from the game. Hindley was born in Worksop,

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, in 1915 and died there in 2003. His son Peter played more than 500 Football League matches for Nottingham Forest,

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and Peterborough United in the 1960s and 1970s.

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1915 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Worksop English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nottingham Forest F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Nottingham Forest F.C. wartime guest players Mansfield Town F.C. wartime guest players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub