George Tranter (footballer, born 1915)

George Tranter
Personal information
Full name George Henry Tranter[1]
Date of birth 11 September 1915
Place of birth Yardley, England[2]
Date of death 28 September 1998(1998-09-28) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Brighton, England
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jack Mould's Athletic
Shirley Amateurs 0 (0)
Birmingham
Evesham Town
Solihull Town
Rover Works
1934–1947 West Bromwich Albion 16 (0)
1947–1950 Hereford United 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George Henry Tranter (11 September 1915 – 28 September 1998) was an English professional football centre half who appeared in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion.[1] He later coached at Birmingham City and became a publican after his retirement from football.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1945–46[3] — — 4 0 4 0
1946–47[4] Second Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 4 0 20 0
Hereford United 1947–48[5] Southern League 11 1 1 0 12 1
1948–49[5] 5 0 1 0 6 0
1949–50[5] 11 0 4 0 15 0
Total 27 1 6 0 33 1
Career total 43 1 10 0 53 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – George Tranter". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. 1 2 "A-Z of West Midlands Football". 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive". Retrieved 13 June 2017.


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