Career
Hindmarch made his debut for Sunderland on 14 January 1978 against Leyton Orient in a 2–2 draw at Brisbane Road. In total, he made 115 league appearances – the vast majority in the First Division – scoring two goals for the club He joined Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 Black Country derby at West Bromwich Albion.
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 Cork City 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.
He died on 6 November 2002 after a battle with Motor neurone disease. He had two sons, Carl and Lee.