Peter Trainor
FullnamePeter Trainor[1]
Birth date2 March 1915[1]
Birth placeCockermouth, England
Death date14 October 1979 (aged 64)[1]
Death placeWhitehaven, England
PositionCentre half
Clubs 1Workington
Years 21937–1938
Clubs 2Preston North End
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 31938–1948
Clubs 3Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps 371
Goals 34
Years 41948–19??
Clubs 4Workington

Peter Trainor (2 February 1915 – 14 October 1979) was an English professional footballer who made 71 Football League appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion playing at centre half or occasional centre forward.[1]

Life and career

Trainor was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in 1915.[1] He began his football career with Workington of the North Eastern League and joined Preston North End in 1937, but never played for their first team. He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion of the Third Division South a few months later, and soon established himself in the team, but the outbreak of the Second World War and consequent abandonment of competitive football for the duration meant he was into his thirties before the resumption. He played occasionally at centre forward after the war, but then lost his place entirely and went back to Workington at the end of the 1947–48 season.[2] Trainor died in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in 1979 at the age of 64.[1]

References

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  2. ^ Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.