Trevor Senior (born 28 November 1961) is a former professional

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who played as a striker, primarily at

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. He is the assistant manager of

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Playing career

Senior was born in Stratton, near

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. He started his career at

. He joined

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in 1981 for £35,000, and then (after a loan spell with

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) moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992. In season 1983–84, when Reading won promotion from the Fourth Division, Senior was top scorer in all four divisions of the

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with 36 goals in the league and a total of 41 in all competitions. Two years later he scored 27 times in the Third Division

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as Reading won another promotion, this time as champions of their division. In March 1988 Senior signed for

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on transfer deadline day for a fee of £200,000 from

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, where he had moved in July 1987. After making just ten league appearances for Boro and being part of their Second Division promotion winning team, Senior moved back to Reading in October 1988. Despite his time on

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being seen generally as a disappointment, Senior was instrumental in Boro's promotion in May 1988 after scoring two important goals in the

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. After he left Reading for a second time in 1992, and making his last

appearance at the age of 30, Senior spent a season with non-league

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, and then a short spell at Dorchester Town before signing in November 1993 for

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Managerial and coaching career

The following season Senior became manager of Weymouth and subsequently during 1995–96 had another spell at Farnborough. He managed Bridgwater Town in the

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, before joining Dorchester, and becoming the Under 18's manager. His last game as U-18's manager was in May 2008.Double bill at the Jewson Stadium
Dorchester Town; accessed 20 May 2008 Senior was appointed manager of Western League Division One Bridport on 15 June 2009 following the resignation of Ian Hutchinson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senior, Trevor Living people 1961 births People from West Dorset District Footballers from Dorset English footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Dorchester Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Reading F.C. players Watford F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Woking F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players English football managers Weymouth F.C. managers Bridport F.C. managers Bashley F.C. managers Bridgwater United F.C. managers