Trevor Tainton

Midfielder, Football player

1948 –

78

Who is Trevor Tainton?

Trevor Keith Tainton is a former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League between the 1960s and 1980s for Bristol City.

He was born in Bristol and first appeared in the league for Bristol City in the 1967–68 season and he went on to play 486 League games for the Ashton Gate side. He was a member of the successful promotion side of 1976, and went on to play for City in the First Division.

During the 1981/82 season Tainton joined Torquay United, scoring one goal in 19 league appearances that season before moving to Trowbridge Town.

After retiring from football he worked as a security officer at the Oldbury Nuclear Power Station.

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Born
Jun 8, 1948
Bristol
Lived in
  • Bristol

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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