Derek Alan Trevis (9 September 1942 – 21 December 2000) was an English professional

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who played as a

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. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.

Career

Born in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

, Trevis began his professional career in 1962 with hometown club Aston Villa. Trevis also played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

, Lincoln City and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

, before moving to the United States to play in the North American Soccer League. He signed with the

Philadelphia Atoms The Philadelphia Atoms were an American soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). They played from 1973 to 1976, at Veterans Stadium (1973–75) and Franklin Field (1976). The club's colors wer ...

, captaining the team and leading it to the 1973 NASL Championship. He was player-coach with the

San Diego Jaws The San Diego Jaws were a professional soccer team based in San Diego, California, playing their home games at the Aztec Bowl on the campus of San Diego State University. Founded in 1976, the team was a member of the North American Soccer Leag ...

and the

Las Vegas Quicksilvers The Las Vegas Quicksilvers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) during the 1977 season. The team was based in Las Vegas, Nevada and played their home games at Las Vegas Stadium. After the 19 ...

Honors

Philadelphia Fury * North American Soccer League season

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

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NASL career stats
1942 births 2000 deaths English footballers English football managers Aston Villa F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Philadelphia Atoms players San Diego Jaws players Las Vegas Quicksilver players Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches Association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub