Robert Hindmarch (27 April 1961 – 5 November 2002) was an English

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who played as a

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Club career

Hindmarch made his debut for

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on 14 January 1978 against

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in a 2–2 draw at

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. In total, he made 115 league appearances – the vast majority in the First Division – scoring two goals for the club. The defender signed for

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in July 1984 where he spent six seasons at the club, making 164 appearances, scoring nine goals, and helping them to two successive promotions to reach the top flight. He joined

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in 1990 for £350,000 and was appointed club captain, but spent just a single season at Molineux. His time with the club was perhaps most known for a last minute equaliser he scored in the

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. He dropped into the non-league with Telford United in May 1993, having gone two years without first team action at Wolves, and had a spell as player/manager of Irish club

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in the 1995/96 season. He later continued his coaching career by moving to New Jersey in the United States to work at a coaching school. He died on 6 November 2002 after a battle with

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. He had two sons, Carl and Lee.

References

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