Alex Trotter

Alex Trotter
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Elliott Trotter
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth	Jarrow, England
Date of death	1948 (aged 54–55)
Place of death	St Pancras, London, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Left-winger
Youth career
	Jarrow
Senior career*
Years	Team
1916–1917	Raith Rovers
1917–1918	Dumbarton
1918–1919	Renton
1919–1920	Ashington
1920–1924	Leicester City
1924–1927	South Shields
1927–1928	Port Vale
1928–1929	Manchester Central
1929–1930	Bedlington United
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Elliott Trotter (1893–1948) was an English footballer who played on the left wing.

Career

Trotter played for Jarrow and Ashington, also guesting for Leeds City, Dumbarton and Raith Rovers during the war.^[4] He joined Leicester City of the Second Division for the 1920–21 season.^[5] He finished as the club's joint-top scorer (with Jock Paterson) in the 1921–22 season with eight goals. Leicester finished third in 1922–23, missing out on promotion to the First Division only due to West Ham United's superior goal average. They then dropped down to 12th in 1923–24, before moving on to league rivals South Shields. He scored 11 goals in 100 league and cup games in four years with the "Foxes". South Shields finished ninth in 1924–25 and 1925–26, before dropping to 19th in 1926–27, just three points ahead of relegated Darlington.

He seriously injured Port Vale goalkeeper Howard Matthews by charging him in the back in a 3–3 draw on 5 February 1927.^[1] Despite this, he signed for the Vale three months later.^[1] He was only to play 17 games for the club in 1927–28, and was given a free transfer to Manchester Central in May 1928.^[1] He later moved on to Bedlington United.^[1]

Source:^[6]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	1920–21	Second Division	22	2	0	0	22	2
	1922–23	Second Division	38	7	3	1	41	8
	1923–24	Second Division	15	1	0	0	15	1
	1924–25	Second Division	21	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		96	10	4	1	100	11
South Shields	1924–25	Second Division	41	4	1	0	42	4
	1925–26	Second Division	42	7	3	1	45	8
	1926–27	Second Division	37	4	5	1	42	5
	Total		120	15	9	2	129	17
Port Vale	1927–28	Second Division	16	3	1	0	17	3

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 293. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "The lure of promotion. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
^ "Sandy Trotter | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Alex Trotter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)