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English footballer

Richard Tranter
Personal information
Full name Richard Arthur Tranter
Date of birth 1893 (1893)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Date of death 23 October 1957(1957-10-23) (aged 63–64)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Padiham
1913–1915 Burnley 5 (0)
Total 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Arthur Tranter (1893–1957) was an English professional footballer who played for Burnley in the Football League as an inside forward.

Personal life

Tranter served as a lance corporal in the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) during the First World War and received a gunshot wound to the head in February 1917. The wound led to his discharge from the army.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1914–15 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 291. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ "Richard Arthur Tranter | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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