Trevor Storton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor George Storton | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Keighley, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 2011 (aged 61) | ||
| Position(s) |
Central Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1972 | Tranmere Rovers | 118 | (8) |
| 1972–1974 | Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1984 | Chester City | 396 | (17) |
| 1984–1986 | Oswestry Town | ||
| 1986–1989 | Telford United | 97 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Chester City (caretaker) | ||
| 1997–2004 |
Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
UEFA Cup
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
Division Three in 1978 and winning the Debenhams Cup
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
John McGrath arrived. Storton's final game for Chester was a 3–0 home loss to Swindon Town
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
Harrogate Town under Neil Aspin, who on 16 June 2009, also appointed him assistant manager of his new club, FC Halifax Town
.
However, he was diagnosed with cancer soon afterwards and the illness finally claimed his life on 23 March 2011, at the age of 61.[2]
References
- ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ "Chester legend Storton dies at 61". BBC News. 24 March 2011.