Trevor Finnigan

Trevor Finnigan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Trevor Finnigan
Date of birth (1952-10-14) 14 October 1952
Place of birth Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Everton
New Brighton
1975–1977 Runcorn
1977–1978 Blackpool 17 (3)
1978–1979 Bournemouth 25 (5)
1979–1980 Yeovil Town
1980–1983 Weymouth
1983–1984 Yeovil Town
National team
1981 England Semi-Pro 2 (0)
Teams managed
1983–1984 Yeovil Town (player-manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Thomas Trevor Finnigan (born 14 October 1952) is a former English professional footballer who made 42 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Blackpool and Bournemouth.[1] He started his career with Everton, before successful spells with New Brighton and Runcorn gave him his chance in the Football League.[2] Finnigan returned to non-league football with Yeovil Town in 1979 for a fee of £2,000 after a season with Yeovil he moved to their local rivals Weymouth for a fee of £5,000, before returning to Yeovil as player-manager in 1983.[2]

In 1981, while with Weymouth, Finnigan was twice capped by the England semi-professional side, playing in a 2–0 defeat of Holland and 0–0 draw with Scotland, both of these matches being staged in Italy.[2]

References

  1. "Trevor Finnigan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Linnets Legends – Trevor Finnigan". The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site. Runcorn Linnets F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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