Summary
Thomas G. Tranter (1940–2005) was an English academic, and a football player and football coach. He was head coach of the England women's national team for six years during the 1970s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Shropshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Place of death | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970 | Hayes | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1979 | England women | ||
| 1979 | Keflavík | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tranter worked as a coach with Hayes and played for the first team.[2] While coaching at amateur club Southall, Tranter motivated a young Gordon Hill who returned to the professional ranks with Millwall and went on to play for Manchester United and England.[3]
Tranter also coached at Woking, Slough Town and Brentford, as well as being sent on various foreign assignments in his capacity as a Football Association staff coach, including coaching the England's Women Team between 1973 and 1979.[4] In 1979, he went to Iceland to coach Keflavík.[5]
In his academic career Tranter worked at Brunel University for 34 years and was made an honorary fellow in 2003, after retiring in July 2002.[6]
He and his wife Sandra had a son, Mark, and a daughter, Rachel.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Sandra and Rachel Tranter (10 October 2005). "Tom Tranter". The Guardian.
- ^ "A-Z of Hayes FC: Tiernan – Tzen". Hayes and Yeading United FC. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Hill, Gordon. "The Gordon Hill column: A bird's eye view of becoming a top player". Total Football Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Tom Trantor 1940–2005" (PDF). Brunel News. No. 81. Brunel University. October 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Knattspyrnuþjálfarafélag Íslands" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Frettablad. 1979. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows 2003". Brunel University. Retrieved 30 September 2011.