Bernard Reginald Streten (14 January 1921 – 10 May 1994) was an English international

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who played as a

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in the 1940s and 1950s, primarily with

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

. Streten joined Luton from

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

, and made his Luton League debut on 29 January 1947 against

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. He went on to play 276 League matches for the Hatters, with his final league appearance coming on 2 February 1957 versus

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. He was capped on one occasion by the

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, on 16 November 1949, in a 9–2 victory over

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References

External links

England Player Profile at englandfc.com
1921 births 1994 deaths People from South Norfolk (district) English men's footballers Footballers from Norfolk Men's association football goalkeepers England men's international footballers Notts County F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Wisbech Town F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1920s-stub