Career
He spent six years in the Football League, between 1947 and 1953, with Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Portuguese Vale, and Northampton Town. He later played non-league football for Bath City and Salisbury. Pinchbeck began his career at Scunthorpe United, before moving on to Everton.
He played three First Division games for Theo Kelly"s "Toffees" in 1947-1948, before leaving Goodison Park for Don Welsh"s Brighton & Hove Albion.
He helped the "Seagulls" to finish sixth in the Third Division South in 1948-1949. He went on to finish the 1949-1950 campaign as the club"s top-scorer with 16 goals in 31 appearances – twice as many goals as his nearest rivals.
However he was transfer-listed and dropped from the side by manager Gordon Hodgson in March 1951, and failed to turn up at the start of the 1951-1952 season, claiming illness. He regained his first team place in September 1951 under new boss Ivor Powell, and hit five goals in 13 games in 1951-1952.
He finally got his wish, and secured a move away from Vale Park in November 1951, when he was sold to league rivals Northampton Town for "an undisclosed sum".
Pinchbeck scored three goals in three league games for Bob Dennison"s "Cobblers" in 1951-1952. He left the County Ground, and signed for Eddie Hapgood"s Southern League side Bath City in August 1953, scoring 23 goals within his first year at Twerton Park. He moved on to Western League side Salisbury in January 1955.
