Lindley: William Maurice (Maurice)

WW2 Guest: 1943-1944 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

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Born: Keighley: 05-12-1915

Debut: v Sheffield United (h): 11-03-1944

Height & Weight: Unknown

Lindley started with his home town team Keighley Town and signed for his only professional club, First Division Everton, in March 1936. He was unable to break into a very strong Everton line-up before World War Two temporarily suspended Football League fixtures. During the War Years he guested for Leeds United and played one game in the 1943-44 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship) in a 1-0 win over Sheffield United at Elland Road on 11th March 1944. After the War he returned to Everton and played fifty-one League games in five seasons before retiring in 1951. He is probably better known as Leeds United’s Assistant Manager and Chief Scout under Don Revie, but after his playing days were over he became the Coach at Swindon Town in 1951 and took over as Manager in 1953 and left in April 1955. He became Manager at Crewe Alexandra in August 1955 and remained there until May 1958. He joined Leeds and stayed at the club for over twenty years and became Caretaker Manager on four separate occasions. He died in 1994