Trevor Finnigan

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Trevor Finnigan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Trevor Finnigan
Date of birth (1952-10-14) 14 October 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
International career
1981 England Semi-Pro 2 (0)
Managerial career
1983–1984 Yeovil Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Trevor Finnigan (born 14 October 1952) is an English former 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]

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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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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