Herbert Francis Trentham (22 April 1908 – June 1979) was an English
footballer
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who
played as a
full back. He was nicknamed "Corker".
Biography
Trentham was born in
Chirbury
Chirbury () is a village in west Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Montgomery, close to the Wales–England border ( at its nearest), which is to its north, west and south. The A490 and B4386 routes cross at Chirbury.
It is th ...
,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
and attended Chirbury St John's School. In his youth he played football for
Knighton Town, Knighton Victoria and Knighton United. He joined
Hereford United in April 1926 and remained with them until April 1929, when he signed for
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional Association football, football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English foo ...
for a £600
transfer fee. He made his Albion league debut in March 1930, in a
Division Two
NCL Division Two
The NCL or National Conference League Division Two (known as the Kingstone Press NCL Division Two)
League winners
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match away at
Blackpool
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. During the following season he helped the club to achieve promotion to the
First Division and played in the
1931 FA Cup Final
The 1931 FA Cup Final was a football match between West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham, played on 25 April 1931 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. The showpiece event was the final match of the 1930–31 staging of English football's pri ...
, in which Albion beat
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
2–1. Trentham also appeared in the
1935 FA Cup Final, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4–2 to
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...
. After 272 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he re-joined Hereford United on a
free transfer in May 1937, remaining with the latter club until his move to
Darlaston in August 1939. Following his retirement from football, Trentham ran an
ironmonger
Ironmongery originally referred, first, to the manufacture of iron goods and, second, to the place of sale of such items for domestic rather than industrial use. In both contexts, the term has expanded to include items made of steel, aluminiu ...
's business in
Ward End, Birmingham. He died in June 1979, aged 71.
References
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1908 births
1979 deaths
Footballers from Shropshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Hereford United F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Ironmongers
Darlaston Town F.C. players
English Football League players
English Football League representative players
Knighton Town F.C. players