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

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who played as a

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. He once scored for

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against

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in a

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, making him a folklore legend for the Wolves.

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

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– 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

. 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.

Death

He died on 6 November 2002 after a battle with

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. He had two sons, Carl and Lee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hindmarch, Rob 1961 births 2002 deaths English emigrants to the United States Footballers from Morpeth, Northumberland English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players League of Ireland players Derby County F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players English football managers League of Ireland managers Cork City F.C. managers Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United States Neurological disease deaths in New Jersey 20th-century English sportsmen