Bobby Traynor
English footballer
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Robert Terence Traynor (born 1 November 1983) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who made over 210 appearances in the Isthmian League for Kingstonian as a forward. He began his career in the Football League with Brentford, before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2004.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Terence Traynor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnham, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Crawley Town | 19 | (3) |
| 2005 | Farnborough Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2005 | Maidenhead United | 6 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Walton & Hersham | 44 | (16) |
| 2007–2012 | Kingstonian | 215 | (127) |
| 2013–2014 | Walton Casuals | 12 | (5) |
| Total | 326 | (155) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Brentford
A right midfielder, Traynor began his career in the youth system at Second Division club Brentford and signed his first professional contract in 2002.[3] He made three senior appearances during the 2002–03 season and was an unused substitute on two occasions early in the 2003–04 season,[4][5] but was released by incoming manager Martin Allen in April 2004.[6]
Non-League football
While still a Brentford player, Traynor was loaned to Southern League Premier Division clubs Chelmsford City and Crawley Town during the 2003–04 season and joined Crawley on a permanent basis in April 2004.[7][8][9] Moves to Farnborough Town,[10] Maidenhead United and Walton & Hersham followed in 2005,[11] before he joined former Walton & Hersham manager Alan Dowson at Isthmian League First Division club Kingstonian in January 2007.[12] Traynor had six successful seasons with the Kingstonian, scoring 146 goals, making 250 appearances, winning three Isthmian League divisional golden boots and helping the club to promotion to the Premier Division during the 2008–09 season.[13] He departed at the end of the 2011–12 season and took a year out of the game,[14] before he finished his career with a short spell at Walton Casuals early in the 2013–14 season.[15][16]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2002–03[4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003–04[18] | Second Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2003–04[19] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2003–04[20] | Southern League Premier Division | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2004–05[21] | Conference Premier | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 6 | |||
| Farnborough Town | 2004–05[22] | Conference Premier | 11 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Maidenhead United | 2005–06[23] | Conference South | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Walton & Hersham | 2005–06[23] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 24 | 12 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07[24] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 16 | |||
| Kingstonian | 2006–07[13] | Isthmian League First Division South | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | |||
| 2007–08[13] | Isthmian League First Division South | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 3 | 42 | 23 | ||
| 2008–09[13] | Isthmian League First Division South | 42 | 32 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[f] | 2 | 50 | 36 | ||
| 2009–10[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 28 | 2 | 3 | — | 5[g] | 4 | 49 | 35 | ||
| 2010–11[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 40 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[h] | 1 | 48 | 26 | ||
| 2011–12[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[i] | 2 | 42 | 11 | ||
| Total | 215 | 127 | 12 | 7 | — | 23 | 12 | 250 | 146 | |||
| Walton Casuals | 2013–14 | Isthmian League First Division South | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
| Career total | 328 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 375 | 177 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Sussex Senior Cup
- 1 appearance in Sussex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Championship Match
- Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- 2 appearances and 2 goals in Surrey Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup
- 2 appearances and 1 goal in London Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
- 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
- 3 appearances and 2 goals in London Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
Honours
Crawley Town
- Southern League Premier Division: 2003–04[20]
- Southern League Cup: 2003–04[20]
- Southern League Championship Match: 2004[21]
Kingstonian
- Isthmian League First Division South: 2008–09[13]
Individual
