Full name Trenton Ashton Wiggan Place of birth Jamaica Name Trenton Wiggan | Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Years Team | |
Date of birth (1962-09-20) 20 September 1962 (age 53) | ||
Trenton Ashton Wiggan (born 20 September 1962), is a former footballer who played primarily as a forward. Born in Jamaica, he moved to England as a child and represented his adopted country at schoolboy international level, and played in the Football League for Sheffield United before moving on to a number of clubs in non-league.
Career
Wiggan was a product of Sheffield United's youth system and had appeared for England Schoolboys when made his first team debut as a 16-year-old amateur in August 1979, appearing as a substitute in a League Cup fixture against Doncatser Rovers. Turning professional, Wiggan began to play regularly during the 1980–81 season that saw the Blades relegated from Division Three. Having started a few games in the early part of the following season, Wiggan soon lost his place and was eventually released in the summer of 1982.
Wiggan joined non-league Gainsborough Trinity where he remained for a year before joining Scarborough in the summer of 1983. Following three seasons with the east coast club, Wiggan had spells at a succession of clubs; Frickley Athletic, a second spell at Gainsborough, Bishop Auckland and Buxton before retiring from playing in 1993.