Richard Tranter

Richard Arthur Tranter (1893–1957) was an English professional footballer who played for Burnley in the Football League as an inside forward.[1]

Richard Tranter
Personal information
Full name Richard Arthur Tranter[1]
Date of birth 1893 (1893)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Date of death 1957 (aged 63–64)[1]
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Padiham
1913–1915 Burnley 5 (0)
Total 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Tranter served as a lance corporal in the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) during the First World War and he received a gunshot wound to the head in February 1917.[2] The wound led to his discharge from the army.[2]

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[3] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0
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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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