Trevor Aylott

Trevor Keith Charles Aylott (born 26 November 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

Trevor Aylott
Personal information
Full name Trevor Keith Charles Aylott
Date of birth (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957
Place of birth Bermondsey, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Fisher Athletic
1975–1976 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Chelsea 29 (2)
1979–1982 Barnsley 96 (26)
1982–1983 Millwall 32 (5)
1983–1984 Luton Town 32 (10)
1984–1986 Crystal Palace 53 (12)
1986 → Barnsley 9 (0)
1986–1990 Bournemouth 147 (17)
1990–1991 Birmingham City 27 (0)
1991–1992 Oxford United 37 (6)
1992–1993 Gillingham 10 (2)
1993 → Wycombe Wanderers 3 (0)
1993–199x Bromley
Total 475 (80)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Aylott was born in Bermondsey, London. He began his football career as an apprentice with Chelsea, and went on to score 90 goals in 472 appearances in the Football League, playing for Chelsea, Barnsley, Millwall, Luton Town, Crystal Palace, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Birmingham City, Oxford United and Gillingham.[2]

In 1984, he was in new manager Steve Coppell's first batch of signings for Crystal Palace, then a Football League Second Division club, and finished the 1984-85 season as their top scorer with eight league goals (nine in all competitions) as they finished 15th in the league.[3]

After retiring from football in the mid-1990s, Aylott worked as a taxi driver in London.[4]

References
  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. "Trevor Aylott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. "1984/85 revisited". The Holmesdale Online. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. Clarkson, Ian (25 April 2004). "Blast From The Past: Trevor Aylott". Sunday Mercdury. Birmingham. Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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