Colin Grainger
Colin Grainger (10 June 1933 – 20 June 2022) was an English footballer. He played outside left and had a 16-year career in the Football League from 1950 to 1966. He made seven appearances for the England national football team between 1956 until 1957. He was born in Havercroft, West Yorkshire, England.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Grainger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Havercroft, West Yorkshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 2022 (aged 89)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 194?–1949 | South Elmsall | ||
| 1949–1950 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | Wrexham | 5 | (0) |
| 1953–1957 | Sheffield United | 88 | (26) |
| 1957–1960 | Sunderland | 120 | (14) |
| 1960–1961 | Leeds United | 41 | (6) |
| 1961–1964 | Port Vale | 39 | (6) |
| 1964–1966 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | (3) |
| 1966 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Newmillerdam | ||
| 1972–1978 | Woolley Miners Welfare | ||
| Total | 328 | (54) | |
| National team | |||
| 1956 | The Football League XI | 2 | (1) |
| 1956–1957 | England | 7 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1972 | Newmillerdam (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Grainger played for Sunderland A.F.C. between 1957 until 1960, making 120 appearances. From 1953 until 1957, he played Sheffield United F.C., making 88 appearances. He also played for Port Vale F.C. and Doncaster Rovers F.C..
In March 2020, Grainger was moved to a care home in Kirklees, West Yorkshire.[4] He died on 20 June 2022, ten days after his 89th birthday.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wrexham | 1950–51 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1953–54 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | |
| Total | 88 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 27 | ||
| Sunderland | 1956–57 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Total | 120 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 14 | ||
| Leeds United | 1960–61 | Second Division | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 1961–62 | Third Division | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1962–63 | Third Division | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Macclesfield Town | 1966–67 | Cheshire County League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 328 | 54 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 362 | 58 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England[8][9] | 1956 | 6 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | |
Honours
England
Woolley Miners Welfare
- Yorkshire League Division 2 promotion: 1972–73
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 115. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. p. 162. ISBN 9781899538157.
- ↑ "Colin Grainger: Kirklees carers shocked by England football past". BBC News. 6 May 2020. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-52559616. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Sheffield United pay tribute as Blades announce the passing of Colin Grainger". MSN.
- ↑ Stats Archived 31 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine Statcat
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "englandstats.com | 755 Colin Grainger (1956–1957)". www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "England Players – Colin Grainger". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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