Trevor Challis


Trevor tarquin Challis is an English former professional footballer who retired from the game after a number of operations in his knee. His most recent club Eastleigh, where he played at left back.
Trevor was part of the successful Queens Park Rangers youth team that won the South East Counties League and Southern Junior Floodlit Cup final beating West Ham.
Trevor played in the premier league for Queens Park Rangers during the 1995–1996 season playing left back earning a call up for England under 21s in the Toulon tournament, making 2 appearances against Angola and Portugal. Trevor represented England at under 16,18,21 levels as well as Ireland at under 16 level. During the 1996–1997 season Trevor received a bad knee injury in a heavy challenge with Norwich city footballer Rob Newman. It took Trevor 20 months and 5 knee operations to regain full fitness, when ex teammate Ian Holloway invited Trevor to play for Bristol Rovers and rebuild his career. Trevor won all 3 player of the year awards during the 1998–1999 season.
highlights
Trevor scored the winning penalty for Shrewsbury Town when they beat Aldershot Town in the 2004 Conference playoff final. Trevor also helped Weymouth f.c. to the conference south title in the 2005–2006 season.
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Once retiring from the game he took up his first love, koi carp fishing with his soulmate marvin Bryan.. together they caught huge fish, their strength was always returning the fish to the water once caught.
In 2010, he started working for Bristol City FC and works as the Academy Recruitment Officer. Trevor now coaches in the youth development phase at Bristol city f.c.