Bert Trentham

Bert Trentham
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Francis Trentham
Date of birth	22 April 1908
Place of birth	Chirbury, England
Date of death	June 1979 (aged 71)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1929	Hereford United
1929–1937	West Bromwich Albion
1937–1939	Hereford United
1939–1942	Darlaston
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Francis Trentham (22 April 1908 – June 1979) was an English footballer who played as a full back. He was nicknamed "Corker".

Biography

Trentham was born in Chirbury, Shropshire and attended Chirbury St John's School. In his youth he played football for Knighton Town, Knighton Victoria and Knighton United. He joined Hereford United in April 1926 and remained with them until April 1929, when he signed for West Bromwich Albion for a £600 transfer fee. He made his Albion league debut in March 1930, in a Division Two match away at Blackpool. During the following season he helped the club to achieve promotion to the First Division and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which Albion beat Birmingham 2–1. Trentham also appeared in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4–2 to Sheffield Wednesday. After 272 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he re-joined Hereford United on a free transfer in May 1937, remaining with the latter club until his move to Darlaston in August 1939. Following his retirement from football, Trentham ran an ironmonger's business in Ward End, Birmingham. He died in June 1979, aged 71.

References

^ "West Bromwich Albion. Directors rely on reserves". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. 232–233. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

[1] "West Bromwich Albion. Directors rely on reserves". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.

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