George Tranter

Football, Football player

1886 – 1940

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Who was George Tranter?

George Tranter was a professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing for Villa Tranter played for Stourbridge. In Tony Matthews' book Who's Who of Aston Villa he was described as "as hard as nails, he never shirked a tackle, was totally committed, had an infallibly cool temperament and was a good passer of the ball, very rarely hoofing it downfield." Tranter had to retire due to injury.

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Born
Feb 24, 1886
Died
1940

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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