Bert made his debut against South Liverpool in the Liverpool County Combination on 21st August 1948 and played his last game for Town in the FA Cup defeat by Bangor City on 8th October 1949.

He played 37 games in 1948-49 and 9 in 1949-50, a total of 46 matches in Town colours before signing for Manchester City in October 1949.

1948-49 appearances
Liverpool County Combination Division One – 26
FA Cup – 4
Lancashire Junior Cup – 1
Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup – 2
George Mahon Cup – 4

1949-50 appearances
Lancashire Combination Division Two – 5
Lancashire Combination League Cup – 2
FA Cup - 2

During his time at Hoghton Road the club saw bumper crowds including a record 9000 gate in George Mahon Cup final which saw Town defeat Runcorn.

The George Mahon Cup was the first silverware for the fledgling club following its post war reformation and the Cup final day on the 7th May 1948 saw the Town team play twice in a matter of hours!

The morning Cup final kick off at Prescot’s Hope Street saw Town lift the cup with a 2-1 win, goals from Twist (pen) and S Thompson before virtually the same team including Bert travelled to Orrell for their final Liverpool County Combination fixture of the season. At a time of no substitutes the only change saw club ‘manager’ George Fryer replace the injured J Hughes! Goals from Gregory, Webster and Fryer (2) secured a 2-4 victory.

George Mahon Cup Final team:
Trautmann, S Webster, G Langley, W Pheasant, W Twist, P Ashton, J Hughes, S Thompson, R Welding, H McCann, J Gregory

Liverpool County Combination Division 1 team
Trautmann, S Webster, G Langley, W Pheasant, W Twist, P Ashton, R Welding, G Fryer, S Thompson, H McCann, J Gregory

Bert returned to Hoghton Road to take part in a couple of friendly fixtures as part of the Manchester City transfer deal and many years later club Vice President Jim Barrett recalls a visit from Bert following the launch of the Alan Rowlands biography (Here)

Bert had accepted the honorary position of Club President back in 2009 and he had shown a great interest in our progress. He supported our fundraising efforts, regularly donating items for the club to auction. His affinity with St Helens, its people and the football club was always evident when Bert spoke about his post-war life and football career.

At the end of the 2013-14 season the club renamed the club’s Player of the Year award ‘The Bert Trautmann Trophy’ and Bert will be forever an integral part of the history of St Helens Town AFC.