Liam Trotter
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Liam Antony Trotter is an English
professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
for Football League Championship
side Millwall
.
He has previously played for Ipswich Town
, Grimsby Town
and Scunthorpe United
.
, in Ipswich
, which he left in 2004. There he was a member of the school football team, and also studied P.E.
to GCSE level.
victory in 2005, where they beat Southampton 3–2 over two legs. He made his league debut in Joe Royle
's last game in charge against Plymouth, at Home Park on 30 April 2006, coming on for Ian Westlake with 10 minutes to go. He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich Town
on 30 August 2006. Trotter immediately moved to Millwall
on a three month loan deal until December 2006 to gain first team experience.
Since returning from the loan, he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Jaime Peters
in the 1–0 FA Cup
Fifth Round defeat at Watford
, on 17 February 2007. Trotter made his second league appearance against Colchester at Portman Road
on 24 October 2007, coming on for Billy Clarke, with the score at 1–1. He then went on to score, as Ipswich won 3–1. He scored his second goal for Ipswich against Burnley
in the second league game of the 2008–09 season-the first in a 3–0 win. Just days after signing his first professional contract for Ipswich Town
, Trotter was sent out on loan to Millwall. Whilst with the London
club, Trotter made two league appearances, but scored in neither. In January 2010 he rejoined Millwall for a second loan period
Trotter signed on loan for Grimsby Town
on 18 September 2008, with Grimsby caretaker manager Stuart Watkiss
bringing Trotter to the club for an initial month, which was extended to a three month stay as the loan progressed. He made his debut on 19 September against Morecambe
. After holding down a place in the first team, Trotter helped Grimsby by scoring in the clubs 2–0 win over Bury
, which was Grimsby's first league win of the 2008–09 campaign. He settled down as well under new Grimsby boss Mike Newell
and was regularly played in the centre of midfield along with Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
. He returned to Ipswich on 22 December after playing his final game for The Mariners against Aldershot
two days previously. On 5 February 2009, Trotter joined Scunthorpe United
on trial with a view to a loan deal. The loan was confirmed on 23 February. Trotter made his debut for the Iron coming on as sub for Sam Togwell
in the defeat at Southend United
. His first goal for the Iron came against Northampton Town
a header from a corner, he made the bench for the first leg of the League One play-off semi final, against MK Dons, he did not however make an appearance, he played all of first time and extra time however at stadium:MK in the second leg, scoring a penalty in the shootout which Scunthorpe won 7–6. In the summer transfer window following this, Liam was suspect to a bid from Scunthorpe but chose to stay with Ipswich Town signing a new one year contract.
, after initially being at the club for his second loan spell.
On Saturday the 25th of September, he was sent off against Cardiff for High studs. He scored 8 goals in Millwall's return to the Championship
in the 2010/2011 season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
.
He has previously played for Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
and Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
.
Personal life
Born in Ipswich, Trotter was educated at Northgate High SchoolNorthgate High School (Ipswich)
Northgate High School is a high school situated in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is a co-educational comprehensive school, for ages 11–16, and 16-18 in the Sixth Form Department...
, in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, which he left in 2004. There he was a member of the school football team, and also studied P.E.
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
to GCSE level.
Ipswich Town
Trotter started out in the Felixstowe and District youth league, where he played for numerous clubs before being scouted for Ipswich.Trotter was one of the players to appear in the FA Youth CupFA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
victory in 2005, where they beat Southampton 3–2 over two legs. He made his league debut in Joe Royle
Joe Royle
Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...
's last game in charge against Plymouth, at Home Park on 30 April 2006, coming on for Ian Westlake with 10 minutes to go. He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
on 30 August 2006. Trotter immediately moved to Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
on a three month loan deal until December 2006 to gain first team experience.
Since returning from the loan, he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Jaime Peters
Jaime Peters
Jaime Bryant Peters is a Canadian soccer player of Grenadian descent who plays as a right winger for Football League One club Bournemouth on loan from Ipswich Town. He has also played 26 times for Canada.- Career :...
in the 1–0 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Fifth Round defeat at Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
, on 17 February 2007. Trotter made his second league appearance against Colchester at Portman Road
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
on 24 October 2007, coming on for Billy Clarke, with the score at 1–1. He then went on to score, as Ipswich won 3–1. He scored his second goal for Ipswich against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
in the second league game of the 2008–09 season-the first in a 3–0 win. Just days after signing his first professional contract for Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, Trotter was sent out on loan to Millwall. Whilst with the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
club, Trotter made two league appearances, but scored in neither. In January 2010 he rejoined Millwall for a second loan period
Trotter signed on loan for Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
on 18 September 2008, with Grimsby caretaker manager Stuart Watkiss
Stuart Watkiss
Stuart Watkiss is an English former footballer who notably played for Hereford United and Mansfield Town. He is currently Development Coach at Hull City.-Playing career:...
bringing Trotter to the club for an initial month, which was extended to a three month stay as the loan progressed. He made his debut on 19 September against Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
. After holding down a place in the first team, Trotter helped Grimsby by scoring in the clubs 2–0 win over Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, which was Grimsby's first league win of the 2008–09 campaign. He settled down as well under new Grimsby boss Mike Newell
Mike Newell (footballer)
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player he notably was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, as well also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Leicester City, Everton,...
and was regularly played in the centre of midfield along with Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala , often referred to as Jean-Paul Kalala or JP Kalala, is a Congolese footballer, who plays a midfielder for Southend United. He started his career in France playing for Nice before moving to Grimsby Town in 2005...
. He returned to Ipswich on 22 December after playing his final game for The Mariners against Aldershot
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
two days previously. On 5 February 2009, Trotter joined Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
on trial with a view to a loan deal. The loan was confirmed on 23 February. Trotter made his debut for the Iron coming on as sub for Sam Togwell
Sam Togwell
Samuel James "Sam" Togwell is an English football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for League One side Scunthorpe United....
in the defeat at Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
. His first goal for the Iron came against Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
a header from a corner, he made the bench for the first leg of the League One play-off semi final, against MK Dons, he did not however make an appearance, he played all of first time and extra time however at stadium:MK in the second leg, scoring a penalty in the shootout which Scunthorpe won 7–6. In the summer transfer window following this, Liam was suspect to a bid from Scunthorpe but chose to stay with Ipswich Town signing a new one year contract.
Millwall
On 24 June 2010, Liam Trotter officially signed his two-year contract with MillwallMillwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
, after initially being at the club for his second loan spell.
On Saturday the 25th of September, he was sent off against Cardiff for High studs. He scored 8 goals in Millwall's return to the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
in the 2010/2011 season.
Honours
Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
- FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
: 2004–05