Peter Trainor (2 February 1915 – 14 October 1979) was an English professional footballer who made 71 Football League appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion playing at centre half or occasional centre forward.[1]

Peter Trainor
Personal information
Full name Peter Trainor[1]
Date of birth (1915-03-02)2 March 1915[1]
Place of birth Cockermouth, England
Date of death 14 October 1979(1979-10-14) (aged 64)[1]
Place of death Whitehaven, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Workington
1937–1938 Preston North End 0 (0)
1938–1948 Brighton & Hove Albion 71 (4)
1948–19?? Workington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

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Trainor was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in 1915.[1] He began his football career with Workington of the North Eastern League and joined Preston North End in 1937, but never played for their first team. He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion of the Third Division South a few months later, and soon established himself in the team, but the outbreak of the Second World War and consequent abandonment of competitive football for the duration meant he was into his thirties before the resumption. He played occasionally at centre forward after the war, but then lost his place entirely and went back to Workington at the end of the 1947–48 season.[2] Trainor died in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in 1979 at the age of 64.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Peter Trainor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.