Chris Brindley

Chris Brindley (born 5 July 1969 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English former footballer.

Career

Brindley started out with Chasetown before moving to Hednesford Town in the 1980s, before getting his big break with a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1985. After only seven appearances at Molineux in two seasons, he was sold to Telford United, where he won the F.A. Trophy at Wembley at the end of the 1988-1989 season. In August 1992, a £20,000 move to Kidderminster Harriers proved the best move of his career, as he won the Football Conference title and played in the 1995 F.A. Trophy Final against Woking, being awarded the Man of the Match, despite finishing the game with a broken arm before being substituted.

He moved back to Hednesford in an exchange deal with Nigel Niblett in early 1998, and played over 100 times for the Pitmen before being released, signing for local rivals Stafford Rangers in June 2000. He returned for a third spell in June 2002, and worked his way up to assistant manager, scoring the winner in the 2004 F.A. Trophy final. He was appointed manager in June 2004, and led the club to promotion via the Southern Football League play-off in May 2005.

Brindley

Coordinates: 53°04′35″N 2°36′30″W / 53.076423°N 2.608345°W / 53.076423; -2.608345

Brindley is a village (at SJ592534) and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¾ miles to the west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the settlements of Brindley Lea, Ryders Bank and part of Radmore Green, with a total population of a little under 150. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Haughton and Faddiley.

History

The name Brindley means "a burnt clearing". The township does not appear in the Domesday survey, the first mention of Brindley being in 1288. Brindley fell within the ancient parish of Acton and was once part of the manor of Baddiley. Landowners included Willis Allen in 1656, Sir Thomas Mainwaring and Sir Thomas Brereton in 1671, and the Wilbraham and Tomkinson families from 1798.

Medieval landowners

In medieval times Brindley township and the Norman landowners that took its name were called: Burndelegh, Birnedelegh, Burendeleg, Brundelegh, Brundeley, Brundylegh and later in Tudor times until the 18th century, 'Brundley', eventually evolving to the modern Brindley.

Brindley (disambiguation)

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