Robert Terence Traynor (born 1 November 1983) is an English retired semi-professional

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who made over 210 appearances in the

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for Kingstonian as a

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. He began his career in the

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with

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

, before dropping into

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upon his release in 2004.

Career

Brentford

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, Traynor began his career in the

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club

and signed his first professional contract in 2002. He made three senior appearances during the 2002–03 season and was an unused substitute on two occasions early in the 2003–04 season, but was released by incoming manager

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in April 2004.

Non-League football

While still a Brentford player, Traynor was loaned to Southern League Premier Division clubs Chelmsford City and

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

during the 2003–04 season and joined Crawley on a permanent basis in April 2004. Moves to Farnborough Town,

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and Walton & Hersham followed in 2005, before he joined former Walton & Hersham manager Alan Dowson at

First Division club Kingstonian in January 2007. Traynor had six successful seasons with the Kingstonian, scoring 146 goals, making 250 appearances, winning three Isthmian League divisional golden boots and helping the club to promotion to the Premier Division during the 2008–09 season. He departed at the end of the 2011–12 season and took a year out of the game, before he finished his career with a short spell at Walton Casuals early in the 2013–14 season.

Personal life

As of September 2012, Traynor was married, living in

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and working for an IT assurance company.

Career statistics

Honours

Crawley Town * Southern League Premier Division: 2003–04 * Southern League Cup: 2003–04 *Southern League Championship Match: 2004 Kingstonian *

First Division South: 2008–09 Individual *

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Player of the Round: first qualifying round, 2009–10 *Isthmian League Premier Division Golden Boot: 2009–10,

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*Isthmian League First Division Golden Boot: 2008–09 *Isthmian League Monthly Golden Boot:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traynor, Bobby 1983 births Living people People from Burnham, Buckinghamshire English men's footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Brentford F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players Walton & Hersham F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Walton Casuals F.C. players Southern Football League players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Buckinghamshire 21st-century English sportsmen