Trevor Hitchen

Trevor Hitchen
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-09-25)25 September 1926
Place of birth Sowerby Bridge, England
Date of death 15 June 2026(2026-06-15) (aged 99)
Position Wing half
Youth career
Halifax Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1946 Notts County
1946–1949 Wellington Town
1949–1956 Southport 242 (34)
1956–1957 Oldham Athletic 3 (0)
1957–1958 Wigan Athletic 37 (7)
1958–1959 Southport 5 (0)
Formby
Managerial career
1957–1958 Wigan Athletic (player-manager)
1958–1959 Southport (player-manager)
Formby (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor Hitchen (25 September 1926 – 15 June 2026) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Southport and Oldham Athletic. He was also appointed player-manager at Wigan Athletic, scoring seven goals in 37 Lancashire Combination games during the 1957–58 season. He finished his career at Formby, where he later became chairman. In September 2019, on his 93rd birthday, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Southport F.C. Hall of Fame. Hitchen died on 15 June 2026, at the age of 99.

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
  2. ↑ "Manager Details". 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑ 2019 Inductee: Trevor Hitchen
  4. ↑ "Trevor Hitchen Rest in Peace". Southport F.C. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.