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Biography
Donald Arthur "Don" Triner (21 August 1919 – 2002) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale either side of World War II.
Playing career
Triner played for Downing's Tileries before joining Port Vale in December 1938. In only his second game, a 1–0 home win at Bristol Rovers on 7 January 1939, he broke his leg. He managed to make guest appearances for Stafford Rangers from January to April 1940 before returning to guest for the Port Vale "A" team (the first team were in abeyance due to the war). He was conscripted in 1941 and guested for Morecambe when he was stationed in the area. He was demobbed in the spring of 1946 and with the threat of Nazism vanquished he returned to The Old Recreation Ground, breaking into the first team by December that year. He scored seven goals in 22 games in 1946–47. However he once again broke his leg in May 1947, and failed to win back his place upon his recovery. He was released at the end of the 1947–48 season, at which point he moved on to Witton Albion, Buxton, Biggleswade Town and Leek Town.
Statistics
- Sourced from Don Triner profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Third Division South | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||