Brian Handley (21 June 1936 – 5 March 1982) was an English football centre-forward. He was born in

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exis ...

. Handley joined

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

in September 1957 from Goole Town, but had to wait until the 1959–60 season for his league debut. He moved to

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

in September 1960, scoring 32 goals in 82 games for Eric Webber's side before dropping into non-league football. In February 1966, he joined

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

from

Bridgwater Town Bridgwater United Football Club is a football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Affiliated to the Somerset County FA, they are currently members of the and play at Fairfax Park. History Bridgwater Association Football Club were es ...

, but played only three times before leaving league football once more.

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1936 births 1982 deaths Footballers from Wakefield English footballers Goole Town F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bridgwater United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Men's association football forwards {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub