Bernard Reginald Streten (14 January 1921 – 10 May 1994 ) was an English international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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in the 1940s and 1950s, primarily with

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

. Streten joined Luton from

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

, and made his Luton League debut on 29 January 1947 against

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. He went on to play 276 League matches for the Hatters, with his final league appearance coming on 2 February 1957 versus

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. He was capped on one occasion by the

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, on 16 November 1949, in a 9–2 victory over

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References

External links

England Player Profile at englandfc.com
1921 births 1994 deaths English footballers England international footballers Notts County F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Wisbech Town F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Association football goalkeepers People from South Norfolk (district) {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub