Trevor Hitchen (born 25 September 1926) is an English former

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 in

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

and

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

. He was also appointed as player-manager at

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, scoring seven goals in 37

Lancashire Combination The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it ...

games during the 1957–58 season. He finished his career at

Formby Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 22,419 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "For ...

, where he later became chairman. In September 2019, on his 93rd birthday, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Southport F.C. Hall of Fame.2019 Inductee: Trevor Hitchen
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1926 births Living people People from Sowerby Bridge Sportspeople from Calderdale Footballers from West Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Halifax Town A.F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Southport F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Formby F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Wigan Athletic F.C. managers Southport F.C. managers English Football League managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub