Neal Trotman

Neal Trotman

Personal information
Full name	Neal Anthony Trotman
Date of birth	11 March 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 24)
Place of birth	Levenshulme, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chesterfield (on loan from Rochdale)
Youth career
2004–2005	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Oldham Athletic	18	(1)
2007	→ Halifax Town (loan)	11	(2)
2008–2011	Preston North End	3	(0)
2009	→ Colchester United (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2010	→ Southampton (loan)	18	(2)
2010	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	21	(2)
2010–2011	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	17	(0)
2011–	Rochdale	12	(0)
2011–	→ Chesterfield (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Neal Anthony Trotman (born 11 March 1987 in Levenshulme, Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays for Football League One side Rochdale. He plays as a central defender. He has a twin brother named Leon.^{[citation needed]}

Football career

Oldham Athletic

He was released by Burnley at the age of 18 and was soon picked up by Oldham Athletic. In his first season he made just two appearances scoring in an FA Cup tie against Kettering Town. With his chances limited he was sent out on loan to Halifax Town for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.^[1]

Trotman's chances at the beginning of the 2007–08 season were also limited until injuries hit the Latics' defence. Trotman then found himself in a string of first team matches impressing the manager and the fans in the process. He was quickly hailed a "hot prospect" by the fans and became a first team regular. Trotman scored his first goal of the campaign against Leeds United in Oldham's 3–1 win at Elland Road however he missed their historic 1–0 win over Everton at Goodison Park due to suspension after accumulating five yellow cards. His good aerial ability matched by his athleticism, strength and sharpness attracted scouts from clubs in higher divisions. With interest growing in Trotman, Oldham faced a tough fight to keep hold of him during the transfer window. On 29 January, it had been confirmed that Plymouth Argyle had made an undisclosed fee;^[2] however that bid alerted numerous clubs who were tracking his progress to make a move, among those clubs were Preston North End, Derby County, and Blackburn Rovers.

Preston North End

He signed for Preston North End on 30 January 2008 for a fee of £500,000 (including "sell on" and "after appearances" clauses) on a three year deal.^[3] Due to a long term injury which ruled him out for most of the 2008–09 season he signed a one month loan deal with Colchester United on 19 March 2009 to gain match fitness.^[4]

During the 2009–10 season Trotman scored for three different clubs Preston North End, Southampton and Huddersfield Town. He made his first start of the 2009–10 season for Preston coming on as a 67 minute substitute and scoring in their 5–1 win over Morecambe in the first round of the League Cup. He was then Loaned out to League One side Southampton for until January 2010, were he made 18 appearances scoring twice before returning to Preston.

He was then loaned out to League One side Huddersfield Town in January 2010 until the end of the season were he made 23 appearances scoring twice and helping them to a League One Play-Offs semi-finial until they were knocked out the second leg. Trotman was put on the transfer list by Preston manger Darren Ferguson after returning from a loan spell at League One side Huddersfield Town.

Southampton

On 20 August 2009, Trotman joined Southampton on loan until January 2010. His first start for the club came in their 0–0 draw at home to Colchester United on the 5 September 2009. His first goal for the club came in a 3–1 victory away at Southend. He also scored in a 3–1 victory over Exeter City on Boxing day, 2009.^[5] Trotman's last appearance for Southampton came in their 2–1 away defeat at Colchester United on 28 December 2009, after making 18 appearances with 17 of them starts and scoring two goals for the club.

Huddersfield Town

In January 2010, he joined Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season. On 30 January, he made his debut in the 1–0 win against Yeovil Town at Huish Park, along with two other of Towns new signings on loan striker Nathan Eccleston and Australian left back Dean Heffernan. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–0 win against Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on 20 February 2010. On 13 March, he scored his first goal at the Galpharm Stadium against Norwich City where Town lost 3–1 in the end. Trotman became a regular in the side replacing vice captain Nathan Clarke partnering captain Peter Clarke in Towns central defence for the second half of the season.

After helping the Terriers reach the play-offs, he returned to Preston, after their 2–0 loss to Millwall in the semi-finals after playing 21 games scoring two during his loan spell with the Terriers. Huddersfield manager Lee Clark, confirmed he wants to bring Trotman back to the club on a permanent basis. Saying "Neal did well in his time here, playing a key role in our improved away form in the second half of the season and we're looking at his situation."^[6]

Oldham Athletic

On 25 November 2010, Trotman re-joined his previous club Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2011.^[7] His loan was then extended until the end of the season.^[8]

Rochdale

Trotman signed for English League One club Rochdale on 14 July 2011 on a two year contract.^[9]

Chesterfield

On 3 November 2011, Trotman joined chesterfield on a two-month loan deal with Dean Holden going in the opposite direction.Trotman also indicated on the Chesterfield FC website that the deal may become permanent in January 2012.

References

1. ^ "Halifax snap up Trotman on loan". http://news.bbc.co.uk. 4 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/6230573.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2007. 
2. ^ "Latics receive Trotman offer". http://www.skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3088055,00.html. Retrieved 29 January 2008. 
3. ^ "Preston seal Trotman deal". http://www.skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3093225,00.html. Retrieved 30 January 2008. 
4. ^ "Trotman joins Colchester on loan". http://news.bbc.co.uk. 2 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7808380.stm. Retrieved 19 March 2009. 
5. ^ "Southampton vs Exeter City". Southampton F.C.. 26 December 2009. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~47826,00.html. Retrieved 27 December 2009. 
6. ^ "Terriers target Trotman". Sky Sports. 26 May 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11740_6174054,00.html. 
7. ^ "Oldham Athletic capture Preston North End's Trotman". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/9229128.stm. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
8. ^ "Trotman signs for the rest of the season". Oldham Athletic. 6 January 2011. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2260015,00.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
9. ^ "Rochdale sign Trotman". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 5 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14168048.stm. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 

External links

• Neal Trotman player profile at pnefc.net
• Neal Trotman career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Trotman, Neal
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	11 March 1987
Place of birth	Levenshulme, Manchester, England
Date of death
Place of death