Trevor Finnigan Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trevor Finnigan . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 1 May 2015 .
  2. Web site: Linnets Legends – Trevor Finnigan . The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site . Runcorn Linnets F.C. . 1 May 2015 . 30 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222406/http://www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk/Page.asp?LinnetsLegends_TrevorFinnigan . dead .