Herbert Francis Trentham (22 April 1908 – June 1979) was an English

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who played as a full back. He was nicknamed "Corker".

Biography

Trentham was born in

Chirbury Chirbury () is a village in west Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Montgomery, close to the Wales–England border ( at its nearest), which is to its north, west and south. The A490 and B4386 routes cross at Chirbury. It is th ...

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and attended Chirbury St John's School. In his youth he played football for Knighton Town, Knighton Victoria and Knighton United. He joined

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

in April 1926 and remained with them until April 1929, when he signed for

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

for a £600

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. He made his Albion league debut in March 1930, in a Division Two match away at

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. During the following season he helped the club to achieve promotion to the First Division and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which Albion beat

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2–1. Trentham also appeared in the

1935 FA Cup Final The 1935 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Sheffield Wednesday won 4–2, with goals scored by Jack Palethorpe, Mark Hooper and Ellis Rimmer (2). Wally Boyes and Teddy Sandford scored West B ...

, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4–2 to

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. After 272 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he re-joined Hereford United on a free transfer in May 1937, remaining with the latter club until his move to

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in August 1939. Following his retirement from football, Trentham ran an

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's business in

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, Birmingham. He died in June 1979, aged 71.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trentham, Bert 1908 births 1979 deaths Footballers from Shropshire English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Hereford United F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Ironmongers Darlaston Town F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players Knighton Town F.C. players