Trevor Porter Explained

Trevor Porter
Fullname:Trevor James Porter
Birth Date:16 October 1956
Birth Place:Guildford, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Fulham
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1976–1978
Clubs2:Slough Town
Caps2:82
Goals2:0
Years3:1978–1980
Clubs3:Brentford
Caps3:15
Goals3:0

Trevor James Porter (born 16 October 1956) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford.

Playing career

Fulham

A goalkeeper, Porter began his career at Second Division club Fulham and signed his first professional contract in May 1974,[1] but left the club in 1976 without making a first team appearance.[2]

Slough Town

Porter dropped into non-League football to sign for Isthmian League First Division club Slough Town prior to the beginning of the 1976–77 season. He was first-choice goalkeeper at the club and made 113 appearances before departing at the end of the 1978–79 season.[3]

Brentford

A hand injury to Len Bond and a suspension for Graham Cox saw Porter return to the Football League to sign for Third Division club Brentford in August 1978 for a £750 fee.[4] Porter played in the first 13 matches of the season,[5] until the fit-again Len Bond came back into the team. He was kept on for the 1979–80 season and made four further appearances before being released.

Coaching career

Porter coached at Conference Premier clubs Crawley Town and Weymouth in the 2005–06 and 2008–09 seasons respectively. He served as goalkeeping coach at Conference Premier club Woking in the early 2010s, before resigning in January 2011.[6]

Personal life

Since dropping out of professional football in 1976, Porter has run his own window cleaning business in his hometown of Guildford.[7]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slough Town1976–77Isthmian League First Division4207015[8] 0640
1977–78Isthmian League Premier Division400207[9] 0490
Total820902201130
Brentford1978–79Third Division1100020130
1979–80Third Division40000040
Total1500020170
Career total97090202201300
  1. Book: Croxford, Mark . The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies . Lane . David . Waterman . Greville . Legends Publishing . 2011 . 978-1906796709 . Sunbury, Middlesex . 289.
  2. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . Harefield . 126.
  3. Web site: Trevor Porter . 27 November 2014 . SloughTownFC.net – The Official Website of Slough Town FC.
  4. Web site: Kings of the Castle: Len Bond . 9 June 2023 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  5. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 395.
  6. Web site: Woking Looking For a New Manager . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219121613/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=3651 . 19 December 2014 . 27 November 2014 . The Official Football Conference League Website.
  7. Web site: Window Cleaning in Surrey – Window Cleaning in Guildford . 27 November 2014 . Porters Window Cleaning.
  8. 9 appearances in FA Trophy, 4 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  9. 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup