Trevor Finnigan | |
Fullname: | Thomas Trevor Finnigan |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1952 |
Birth Place: | Bedlington, Northumberland, England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1969–1971 |
Years3: | 1975–1977 |
Years4: | 1977–1978 |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1978–1979 |
Caps5: | 25 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 1979–1980 |
Years7: | 1980–1983 |
Years8: | 1983–1984 |
Nationalyears1: | 1981 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1983–1984 |
Managerclubs1: | Yeovil Town (player-manager) |
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]