About Trevor Tainton
Born 1948. Trevor Tainton is a British association football player.
Trevor Keith Tainton (born 8 June 1948) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League between the 1960s and 1980s for Bristol City.
He was born in Bristol and first appeared in the league for Bristol City in the 1967–68 season and he went on to play 486 League games for the Ashton Gate side. He is third on City's all-time appearances list, playing in 581 matches.
During the 1981/82 season Tainton joined Torquay United, scoring one goal in 19 league appearances that season before moving to Trowbridge Town.
He is a member of Bristol City's Hall of Fame.
After retiring from football he worked as a security officer at the Oldbury Nuclear Power Station.
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Who is Trevor Tainton?
Footballer (born 1948)
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Trevor Tainton was born on 8 June 1948 in Bristol.
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