Trevor Brissett

Trevor Anthony Brissett (2 January 1961 – 17 May 2010) was an English footballer. He played in the Football League for Port Vale and Darlington in the early 1980s. He remained involved with football for the rest of his life, playing for Stafford Rangers, Witton Albion, Macclesfield Town, and Newcastle Town, and coaching at Newcastle Town, Congleton Town, Meir KA and the Stoke City Academy.

Trevor Brissett

Personal information
Full name	Trevor Anthony Brissett[1]
Date of birth	(1961-01-02)2 January 1961[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	17 May 2010(2010-05-17) (aged 49)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Stoke City	0	(0)
1980–1982	Port Vale	55	(0)
1982–1983	Darlington	12	(0)
	Stafford Rangers
	Witton Albion
1987–1988	Macclesfield Town	0	(0)
	Newcastle Town
Total		67+	(0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Brissett was contracted to Stoke City, before joining local rivals Port Vale in May 1980, after being spotted by John McGrath and John Rudge.[1] He made 45 appearances in 1980–81, missing just five Fourth Division games.[1] However he featured just 15 times in 1981–82, and was given a free transfer in May 1982.[1] He spent the 1982–83 campaign with league rivals Darlington, and played 12 games before he was released by manager Billy Elliott. He moved into non-League football with Stafford Rangers, Witton Albion, Macclesfield Town, and Newcastle Town.[1] Whilst at Macclesfield Town in summer 1987 he was in a car crash with teammates Nigel Shaw, Ian Elsby and Steve Waddington.[3] He managed to recover to play the final few minutes of an end of season game.[4]

Coaching career

After a spell as Newcastle Town player/assistant manager he went on to work with Glyn Chamberlain again at Congleton Town.[5] He also coached at Meir KA and the Stoke City Academy.[5]

Death

Brissett died from cancer in May 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.[6] His funeral was conducted on 4 June 2010, and was described as "full to capacity" with mourners.[6] He was survived by wife Sharon and two daughters, Lauren and Morgan.[6]

Statistics

Source:[7]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1978–79	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1980–81	Fourth Division	41	0	3	0	1	0	45	0
	1981–82	Fourth Division	14	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
	Total		55	0	3	0	2	0	60	0
Darlington	1982–83	Fourth Division	12	0	1	0	2	0	15	0
Macclesfield Town	1987–88[8]	Conference	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 299. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. "Northern Premier League:". mtfc.co.uk. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
4. Bright, Mark; Brennan, Kevin (2019), My Story: From Foster Care to Footballer, Constable, ISBN 978-1-47213-079-2
5. "Non-league football: Former Newcastle assistant Brissett dies". The Sentinel. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
6. "Hundreds mourn former Stoke player Trevor Brissett at funeral". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
7. Trevor Brissett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
8. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.