Trevor Storton (26 November 1949 – 23 March 2011) was an English footballer who played as a central defender.
The early years
He began his career at
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...
, playing alongside his older brother
Stan, he played over 100 games for the club between 1967 and 1972, when he joined
Liverpool
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. Storton was one of a number of players signed by Liverpool manager
Bill Shankly in the late 60s and early 70s, in an attempt to rebuild the team, but he struggled to gain a regular place in the first-team. He played ten games in his first-season, and was a regular fixture in the squad for the
UEFA Cup
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campaign, which he ended with a winner's medal.
The following season, he only made two appearances, and he was sold to
Chester in 1974.
A decade at Chester
Storton played for Chester for ten years from 1974 to 1984, amassing 468 appearances for the club. 396 of them were in the league, placing him third in the club's all-time list, behind
Ray Gill
Ray Gill (8 December 1924, Manchester
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and
Ron Hughes (but Storton played more games if cup football if taken into consideration). This spell included two runs to the
FA Cup
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fifth round, the
Football League Cup semi-finals in 1975 and promotion from
Division Four
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in the same year, plus being just two points and places adrift of promotion from
Division Three
The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the fo ...
in 1978 and winning the
Debenhams Cup
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in 1977, as the club enjoyed arguably the most successful period in its history.
He served as Chester's caretaker-manager for a brief spell in
1983–84 but he quit the role at the start of 1984 after
Ronnie Hildersley and
Paul Sanderson were signed on loan from
Manchester City without his knowledge. He left for
Oswestry Town shortly after new manager
John McGrath arrived. Storton's final game for Chester was a 3–0 home loss to
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...
in front of just 880 fans on 8 February 1984, a sorry end to his long association with the club.
Non league career
Storton later played under his brother Stan for
Telford United in an FA Trophy final at
Wembley
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. He managed
Bradford Park Avenue for seven years. He later assisted
Neil Parsley at a number of non-league clubs. He then worked as a coach at Conference North side
Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...
under
Neil Aspin
Neil Aspin (born 12 April 1965) is an English football manager and former player.
A solid defender who could play at centre-back and right-back, he was a good marker and an adept tackler. He made his debut in the English Football League for L ...
, who on 16 June 2009, also appointed him assistant manager of his new club,
FC Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...
.
However, he was diagnosed with cancer soon afterwards and the illness finally claimed his life on 23 March 2011, at the age of 61.
References
External links
Profile at LFCHistory.net
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1949 births
2011 deaths
Sportspeople from Keighley
English footballers
Association football defenders
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Chester City F.C. players
English football managers
Chester City F.C. managers
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. managers
Telford United F.C. players
Oswestry Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Oswestry Town F.C. managers
UEFA Cup winning players