Wilfred Tranter (born 5 March 1945) is an English former footballer who played as a half-back. Born in Pendlebury, Lancashire, he played for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Baltimore Bays and St. Louis Stars. He made his Football League debut for Manchester United two days after his 19th birthday on 7 March 1964, when regular centre-half Bill Foulkes missed the trip to West Ham United due to injury; Tranter was praised for his defensive handling of West Ham forward Johnny Byrne as Manchester United won 2–0.[1] It proved to be his only appearance for the club and he left for Brighton in May 1966.[1] He spent two-and-a-half years on the south coast, including a four-month loan spell with the Baltimore Bays in the North American Soccer League (NASL) between April and August 1968, before joining Fulham in January 1969.[1] At the end of his three-and-a-half-year stay in London, he went back on loan to the United States during the 1972 NASL season to play for the St. Louis Stars.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Tranter | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Pendlebury, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 2021 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Gregory's (Pendlebury) | |||
| Manchester Schoolboys | |||
| Lancashire Schoolboys | |||
| 1961–1962 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1966–1969 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 47 | (1) |
| 1968 | Baltimore Bays (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 1969–1972 | Fulham | 23 | (0) |
| 1972 | St. Louis Stars (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1972–? | Dover Town | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
editExternal links
edit- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- Profile at MUFCInfo.com
- Wilf Tranter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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