Trevor Hutton, a football club founder, sports coach, mentor, and who did most of his work in the shadow of Wembley Stadium, died suddenly at the age of 52.
Dyke said: “Trevor played a pivotal role in grassroots football, and was central to a number of initiatives which helped youngsters across the Wembley area. He will be missed.”
Trevor Hutton at a Kick it Out event
Trevor was passionate about enhancing the lives of young people and using football as a vehicle for social change. He was dedicated to offering an outlet for disengaged communities and held true the important values of respect, integrity, friendship and togetherness.
He was recognised for his work with AFC Wembley, the club he established in 2007, when he received a special accolade for ‘outstanding community contribution’ at the first ever Pride of Brent awards last year.
Trevor’s role in grassroots football was acknowledged nationally in 2010 when he was announced on Football’s Black List, backed by The Football Association, the Professional Footballers’ Association and Kick It Out, as one of the 50 most influential black people in the game.
More recently, Trevor had begun to embark on a new project when launching the Community Football Federation with his son Tajean.
The aim of the initiative is to help grassroots and community football gain greater recognition, and to provide equality of opportunity for all.
He ran a weekly ‘Corner League’ – a concept taken from Jamaica to combat gang culture and street violence, in Wembley and delivered an FA Level 1 refereeing course just last week to help address the lack of qualified match officials from the black and ethnic minority community with Middlesex FA.
He played an active role in supporting the work of Kick It Out.
Trevor Hutton: 25 December 1961–30 April 2014
