Tom Tranter

Who is Tom Tranter?

Thomas G. "Tom" Tranter was an English academic, footballer and football coach. He was head coach of the England women's national football team for six years during the 1970s.

Tranter worked as a coach with Hayes and played for the first team. While coaching at amateur club Southall, Tranter motivated a young Gordon Hill who returned to the professional ranks with Millwall and went on to play for Manchester United and England.

Tranter also coached at Woking, Slough Town and Brentford, as well as being sent on various foreign assignments in his capacity as a Football Association staff coach. In 1979 he went to Iceland to coach Keflavík.

In his academic career Tranter worked at Brunel University for 34 years and was made an honorary fellow in 2003, after retiring in July 2002.