Trevor M. Lake (born 2 January 1968) 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 as a

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for Colchester United.

Career

Born in

Orpington Orpington is a town and area in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross. On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Ma ...

, Lake began his career as a trainee with West Ham United, although he failed to make a first-team appearance for the club. He joined Colchester United and made his only appearance as a professional player in a 3–1 League Cup defeat to

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is a football ground in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896.According to the club'official website The ground's capacity is 22,384; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against M ...

on 18 August 1987. Lake was injured after 32 minutes, being replaced by

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

John Reeves and forcing defender

Tony English Anthony Karl English (born 19 October 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Colchester United in the Football League. Career Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Co ...

to take Lake's place in goal. Lake had kept a clean sheet until his injury forced him off the field. Following his injury, he was forced to retire from professional football on medical advice, later playing for local non-league club

Stanway Rovers Stanway Rovers Football Club is a association football, football club based in Stanway, Essex, Stanway, near Colchester, in Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hawthorns. History The modern club was established on ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lake, Trevor 1968 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Bromley People from Orpington English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers West Ham United F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Stanway Rovers F.C. players