Godfrey Malbone Brinley (November 22, 1864 – May 6, 1939) was a tennis player from the United States, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

[1] At age 17, Brinley entered the Orange Lawn Tennis Club Open tournament, where he defeated Howard Taylor in the semi-finals and J.F.

In 1883, while studying at Trinity College, he entered the U.S. Championships in Newport and reached the quarterfinals before falling to James Dwight in three sets.

In 1885, Brinley joined the ranks of the game’s top players when he won the all-comers draw at the U.S. Championships to earn a place in the Challenge Round against defending champion Richard Sears.

He reached the challenge round at the U.S. National Championships in 1885, beating Henry Slocum and Percy Knapp before finishing runner-up to four-time defending champion Richard Sears.