Tommy Traynor (Irish footballer)

Tommy Traynor
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Traynor
Date of birth (1933-07-22)22 July 1933
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Date of death 20 September 2006(2006-09-20) (aged 73)
Place of death Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Dundalk 10 (0)
1952–1966 Southampton 434 (7)
International career
1954–1964 Republic of Ireland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Joseph Traynor (22 July 1933 – 20 September 2006) was an Irish footballer who played his entire English professional career for Southampton between 1952 and 1966.

During his 14 years at The Dell he became virtually an institution, and by the end of his career he held the record for appearances for Southampton.