Don Travis
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 January 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Moston, Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | 2002 (aged 77–78) | ||
Place of death | Yeovil, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Blackpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1948 | West Ham United | 5 | (0) |
1948 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
1948–1950 | Accrington Stanley | 71 | (36) |
1950–1952 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | (12) |
1952 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | (1) |
1952–1954 | Chester | 99 | (45) |
1954–1957 | Oldham Athletic | 109 | (61) |
Yeovil Town | |||
Total | 326 | (155) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Don Travis (21 January 1924 - 2002) was a footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for West Ham United, Southend United, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic and Chester.[1][2]
Career[]
Travis started his career with West Ham United. On 16 February 1946, playing in the Wartime League, Travis scored four goals against Plymouth Argyle. He had already scored four goals on his debut for the reserves and is the only West Ham player to score four on his debut for both teams.[3]
References[]
- ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Don Travis". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Don Travis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "West Ham Stats - Don Travis". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2002 deaths
- Footballers from Manchester
- Association football forwards
- English footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs