| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Challis | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Height | 5ft 8ins | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985-1992,England under 16,18,21 | Larkspur FC, Belmont United FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994-1998 | QPR | 13 | (0) |
| 1998-2003 | Bristol Rovers | 145 | (1) |
| 2003-2004 | Telford United | 33 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | (0) |
| 2005-2008 | Weymouth | 60 | (0) |
| 2008-2010 | Eastleigh | 35 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Trevor Challis (born October 23, 1975 in Paddington, England) is a former professional footballer who retired from the game after a number of operations in his knee. His most recent club was Eastleigh, where he played at left back.
Trevor scored the winning penalty for Shrewsbury Town when they beat Aldershot Town in the 2004 Conference playoff final.
In 2010 he started working for Bristol City FC and works as the Academy Recruitment Officer.[1]
Trevor played in the premier league for Queens Park Rangers during the 1995-1996 season playing left back earning a call up for England under 21's in the Toulon tournament, making 2 appearances against Angola and Portugal. During the 1996-1997 season Trevor received a bad knee injury in a heavy challenge with Norwich city footballer Rob Newman. It took Trevor 20 months and 5 knee operations to regain full fitness, when ex team mate Ian Holloway invited Trevor to play for Bristol rovers and rebuild his career. Trevor won all 3 player of the year awards during the 1998-1999 season.