Trevor Senior (born 28 November 1961) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker, primarily at Reading. He is the assistant manager of Dorchester Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor John Senior | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Stratton, Dorset, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dorchester Town (sssistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dorchester Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981 | Dorchester Town | ||
| 1981–1983 | Portsmouth | 11 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | → Aldershot (loan) | 10 | (7) |
| 1983–1987 | Reading | 164 | (102) |
| 1987–1988 | Watford | 24 | (1) |
| 1988 | Middlesbrough | 10 | (2) |
| 1988–1992 | Reading | 137 | (51) |
| 1992–1993 | Woking | 31 | (11) |
| 1993 | Dorchester Town | ||
| 1993–1994 | Farnborough Town | ||
| 1995–1996 | Farnborough Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Weymouth | ||
| ?–2000 | Bridport | ||
| 2001 | Bashley | ||
| 2001–2006 | Bridgwater Town | ||
| 2009–2016 | Bridport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editSenior was born in Stratton, near Dorchester, Dorset. He started his career at Dorchester Town. He joined Portsmouth in 1981 for £35,000, and then (after a loan spell with Aldershot) moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992. In season 1983–84, when Reading won promotion from the Fourth Division, Senior was top scorer in all four divisions of the Football League with 36 goals in the league and a total of 41 in all competitions. Two years later he scored 27 times in the Third Division campaign as Reading won another promotion, this time as champions of their division.[2]
In March 1988 Senior signed for Middlesbrough on transfer deadline day for a fee of £200,000 from Watford, where he had moved in July 1987. After making just ten league appearances for Boro and being part of their Second Division promotion winning team, Senior moved back to Reading in October 1988. Despite his time on Teesside being seen generally as a disappointment, Senior was instrumental in Boro's promotion in May 1988 after scoring two important goals in the play-offs.
After he left Reading for a second time in 1992, and making his last Football League appearance at the age of 30, Senior spent a season with non-league Woking, and then a short spell at Dorchester Town before signing in November 1993 for Farnborough Town.
Managerial and coaching career
editThe following season Senior became manager of Weymouth and subsequently during 1995–96 had another spell at Farnborough. He managed Bridgwater Town in the Western Football League, before joining Dorchester, and becoming the Under 18's manager. His last game as U-18's manager was in May 2008.[3]
Senior was appointed manager of Western League Division One Bridport on 15 June 2009 following the resignation of Ian Hutchinson.
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Top Scorers Archived 8 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Royals Records
- ^ Double bill at the Jewson Stadium Dorchester Town; accessed 20 May 2008Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine