Players - Trevor Storton

Trevor Storton
Birthdate: 26 November 1949
Birthplace: Keighley, England
Date of death: 23 March 2011
Other clubs: Tranmere Rovers (1966-72), Chester (1974-84), Oswestry Town (1984-86), Telford United (1986-89)
Signed from: Tranmere Rovers
Signed for LFC: £25,000, 28.07.1972
Liverpool debut: 26.09.1972
Last appearance: 05.01.1974
Contract expiry: 13.06.1974
Win ratio: 33.33% W:4 D:7 L:1
Honours: UEFA Cup 1973
League games / goals / assists: 5 / 0 / 0
Total games / goals / assists: 12 / 0 / 0

Player Profile

Storton was signed from Tranmere Rovers at the start of the 1972/73 season after featuring in over 100 games for Rovers from 1968. Bill Shankly was still in the process of rebuilding his 'new' team but it was quickly evident that centre-back Storton was not one of the players he expected to be a big part of that, even though this was the year when the club finally ended its seven-year wait for a major trophy. Storton was given his League debut at Leeds at the end of September 1972 but only made another three League appearances that season and just one the following season before he returned to the lower divisions with Chester in July 1974, for whom he made 468 appearances in all competitions until 1984. "Trevor Storton was a legend in the true sense of the word," his former teammate, 'keeper Grenville Millington, told the Chester Leader. "He was a person you didn't mess with. When I got into the Chester team Trevor was an experienced player, but he was always experienced, even when he was young. I always felt safe as a goalkeeper with Trevor in front of me in defence."

Storton was player-manager at Oswestry Town in the Northern Premier League from 1984-1986. He then spent three years as a player for his brother, Stan, at Telford United in the Conference. He won an FA Trophy winner's medal in 1989. Trevor was Bradford Park Avenue's manager from 1997-2004. Trevor Storton was working as assistant manager at Halifax Town when he was diagnosed with cancer and passed away on 23 March 2011, 61 years of age.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 5 1 4 2 0 12
1972-1973 4 0 4 2 0 10
1973-1974 1 1 0 0 0 2
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
2 210 WBA
2 180 Tottenham
1 90 Doncaster Rovers
1 90 Birmingham City
1 90 Leeds United
1 90 Southampton
1 90 Everton
1 90 Leicester City
1 90 Dynamo Berlin
1 33 Frankfurt
Total Started/substitutions
11 Started
11 On the bench
1 Substitute
0 Substituted
Total Venue
6 Away
6 Home
Total Competition
5 League
4 League Cup
2 UEFA Cup
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
12 4 7 1 33.3% Bill Shankly
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 26.09.1972 Frankfurt Waldstadion Europe
Scrapbook
The holiday pay-off! - 29 July 1072
The holiday pay-off! - 29 July 1072
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Tranmere Rovers 1967-1968 England Third Division 2 0 2 0
Tranmere Rovers 1968-1969 England Third Division 34 0 35 0
Tranmere Rovers 1969-1970 England Third Division 19 0 25 0
Tranmere Rovers 1970-1971 England Fourth Division 23 1 24 1
Tranmere Rovers 1971-1972 England Third Division 40 7 49 9
Chester City 1974-1975 England Fourth Division 45 2 53 3
Chester City 1975-1976 England Third Division 40 4 44 4
Chester City 1976-1977 England Third Division 44 0 52 0
Chester City 1977-1978 England Third Division 45 0 49 0
Chester City 1978-1979 England Third Division 46 0 53 0
Chester City 1979-1980 England Third Division 39 3 47 4
Chester City 1980-1981 England Third Division 44 0 47 0
Chester City 1981-1982 England Third Division 42 2 48 2
Chester City 1982-1983 England Fourth Division 37 1 42 1
Chester City 1983-1984 England Fourth Division 19 1 20 1
Oswestry Town 1984-1986 Northern Premier League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Telford United 1986-1989 Conference 97 0 97 0
Total 616 21 687 25