Neil Trebble

Forward

Apps: 104 (37)

Goals: 44

Last Updated: 02 March 2022

Debut: vs. Bishop''s Stortford (H, 5-1), 08/08/1992  

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Neil Trebble

Date of Birth: 16-02-1969

Place of Birth: Hitchin

In two spells with the club, Neil Trebble scored his fair share of goals for Boro’ – and helped to shape some of our most memorable moments too. The 1992-3 Diadora League Premier Division season saw him turn out more than 50 times; scoring 24 in the process. OK, it was slightly less than Martin Gittings‘ haul – but we all know that Gitts is way out in front in the scoring stakes at Boro’. In anyone’s book, however, a quarter century of goals in one term is bloody good. And it certainly got him noticed as he left in summer 1993.

His record in front of goal earned him a move up to the Football League; first donning the claret and blue of Scunthorpe United. When he left us, Trebbs was still a serving member of the Army; turning out for us and a combined services team. As he told the Lancashire Evening Press, however, Scunny “paid [him] out of the army to become a full-time player” at the age of 24. After just one (injury-hit) season there, he moved to Preston North End.

From the LEP again, Trebbs recounts an ‘interesting’ first appearance for the Lilywhites; the team coach stuck in traffic en-route to Darlo and providing no time to get warmed up: “When we got to the ground, we ran in and near enough went straight out on to the pitch to play.” The forward would certainly make his mark at Deepdale; scoring a famous last-gasp winner for the club in a match against Fulham.

Gary Peters came in as gaffer at Deepdale midway through the 1994-5 campaign, which wasn’t good for Trebbs. He fell out of favour and went out on loan – “after a few months playing in the reserves and training hard each day, I went on loan to Scarborough and it was only later I heard that offers had come in from higher-placed clubs.” That move to Scabby would be made permanent, according to Soccerbase, in March 1995.

 

Neil Trebble: Back to Boro’

Trebble returned to Boro’ towards the end of the 1995-6 GM Vauxhall Conference season; finishing what he’d unwittingly started in 1992, perhaps? He scored twice in eight matches – including one in our four-goal Easter Monday rout against Woking. As such, it meant he timed his arrival to drive us over the line with our Conference title push. And he went onto to see yet more drama in the seasons to follow.

Eight goals was the return during the 1996-7 campaign; our title defence burning out just as we reached the final straight. Trebbs, for the record, didn’t feature in the ill-fated home defeat to eventual champions Macclesfield Town. Coincidence? Despite his own personal best efforts, his goal wasn’t enough to spare us from defeat in the FA Trophy Semi-Final replay against Woking. Though quite why a two-legged tie had to go to a replay is beyond us even to this day. It should’ve been settled at BHW in our humble opinion.

It’s enough drama for any player to see during their time at the club. But there would be a final blast of glitz and glamour. The 1997-8 season wasn’t a great one for us. The fact that Trebbs was the only man, apart from Gary Crawshaw, to break into double figures with the goal count says enough. But the FA Cup gave us much to shout about. And Trebbs would give the Newcastle defence no end of strife.

He set up a Giuliano Grazioli goal that was ruled out for offside, forced Shaka Hislop into a fine save with his own headed effort and generally wound up the so-called bigger boys.

 

Neil Trebble: After Boro’

Trebbs’ time with the club ended for good (as a player) in summer 1998. Next would come spells at St Albans City and Welling United, before a brief foray into the League of Ireland with Shelbourne. After four matches with Shels, he came back to Blighty and turned out at Hayes, Molesey and Arlesey Town. He even ventured into management at both Aylesbury United and AFC Kempston Rovers. But you’re more likely to catch him in the commentary box at the Lamex these days; once again, back at the Boro’.

1997-8

Saturday 16 August 1997

Monday 18 August 1997

Saturday 23 August 1997

Monday 25 August 1997

Saturday 30 August 1997

Monday 01 September 1997

Sunday 07 September 1997

Saturday 13 September 1997

Tuesday 16 September 1997

Saturday 20 September 1997

Saturday 04 October 1997

Saturday 11 October 1997

Saturday 18 October 1997

Saturday 25 October 1997

Saturday 01 November 1997

Saturday 08 November 1997

Saturday 15 November 1997

Monday 01 December 1997

Saturday 06 December 1997

Monday 15 December 1997

Friday 19 December 1997

Friday 26 December 1997

Monday 29 December 1997

Thursday 01 January 1998

Saturday 10 January 1998

Tuesday 13 January 1998

Saturday 17 January 1998

Monday 19 January 1998

Sunday 25 January 1998

Saturday 31 January 1998

Wednesday 04 February 1998

Saturday 07 February 1998

Saturday 14 February 1998

Saturday 21 February 1998

Tuesday 24 February 1998

Saturday 28 February 1998

Saturday 07 March 1998

Monday 09 March 1998

Saturday 14 March 1998

Tuesday 31 March 1998

Saturday 04 April 1998

Saturday 11 April 1998

Monday 13 April 1998

Saturday 18 April 1998

Saturday 25 April 1998

Monday 27 April 1998

Saturday 02 May 1998

1996-7

Saturday 17 August 1996

Monday 19 August 1996

Monday 26 August 1996

Saturday 31 August 1996

Monday 02 September 1996

Saturday 07 September 1996

Monday 09 September 1996

Wednesday 02 October 1996

Saturday 05 October 1996

Monday 07 October 1996

Tuesday 15 October 1996

Saturday 26 October 1996

Saturday 02 November 1996

Saturday 09 November 1996

Saturday 23 November 1996

Tuesday 26 November 1996

Saturday 30 November 1996

Wednesday 01 January 1997

Saturday 04 January 1997

Saturday 11 January 1997

Monday 20 January 1997

Saturday 25 January 1997

Saturday 22 March 1997

Monday 31 March 1997

Tuesday 08 April 1997

Saturday 12 April 1997

Wednesday 16 April 1997

Saturday 19 April 1997

Monday 21 April 1997

Wednesday 23 April 1997

Tuesday 29 April 1997

Saturday 03 May 1997

1995-6

Saturday 30 March 1996

Saturday 06 April 1996

Monday 08 April 1996

Saturday 13 April 1996

Tuesday 16 April 1996

Saturday 20 April 1996

Monday 22 April 1996

Saturday 27 April 1996

1992-3

Saturday 08 August 1992

Saturday 22 August 1992

Monday 24 August 1992

Saturday 29 August 1992

Tuesday 01 September 1992

Saturday 05 September 1992

Saturday 12 September 1992

Monday 21 September 1992

Saturday 26 September 1992

Saturday 03 October 1992

Saturday 10 October 1992

Tuesday 13 October 1992

Saturday 17 October 1992

Wednesday 21 October 1992

Saturday 24 October 1992

Tuesday 27 October 1992

Saturday 31 October 1992

Saturday 07 November 1992

Saturday 14 November 1992

Saturday 21 November 1992

Monday 30 November 1992

Saturday 05 December 1992

Monday 07 December 1992

Saturday 12 December 1992

Saturday 19 December 1992

Tuesday 22 December 1992

Saturday 26 December 1992

Monday 28 December 1992

Saturday 02 January 1993

Saturday 09 January 1993

Saturday 16 January 1993

Monday 18 January 1993

Saturday 23 January 1993

Saturday 30 January 1993

Wednesday 03 February 1993

Saturday 06 February 1993

Monday 15 February 1993

Saturday 20 February 1993

Saturday 27 February 1993

Saturday 06 March 1993

Monday 08 March 1993

Saturday 13 March 1993

Monday 15 March 1993

Saturday 20 March 1993

Monday 22 March 1993

Saturday 27 March 1993

Tuesday 30 March 1993

Saturday 03 April 1993

Saturday 10 April 1993

Monday 12 April 1993

Saturday 17 April 1993

Tuesday 20 April 1993

Saturday 24 April 1993

Saturday 01 May 1993

Previous Clubs:

Scarborough
Preston North End
Scunthorpe United
Stevenage Borough

Later Clubs:

St Albans City (1998)
Welling United (1999)
Shelbourne (IRL) (1999)
Hayes (1999)
Molesey (-)
Arlesey Town (2001)
Aylesbury United (M) (2005)
AFC Kempston Rovers (M) (-)