Brian Handley
Personal information
Full name Brian Handley[1]
Date of birth (1936-06-21)21 June 1936
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Date of death 5 March 1982(1982-03-05) (aged 45)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1957 Goole Town
1957–1960 Aston Villa 3 (0)
1960–1964 Torquay United 80 (32)
1964–1966 Bridgwater Town
1966 Rochdale 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Handley joined Aston Villa in September 1957 from Goole Town, but had to wait until the 1959–60 season for his league debut. He moved to Torquay United 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 from Bridgwater Town, but played only three times before leaving league football once more.

References

  1. Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946 - 1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.


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