Ian Painter

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Ian Painter
Personal information
Full name Ian John Painter
Date of birth (1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 56)
Place of birth Wombourne, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1982 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 Stoke City 113 (20)
1986–1987 Coventry City 3 (0)
Willenhall Town
Total 116 (20)
National team
1986 England U21 1 (0)
Teams managed
1995–1997 Bilston Town
1998–2002 Stafford Rangers
2002–2003 Hednesford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ian John Painter (born 28 December 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played for Stoke City and Coventry City. He made 116 appearances in the Football League.[2][3]

Career[]

Painter was born in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, but graduated from Stoke's youth system at the Victoria Ground, making his debut one day before his 18th birthday against Everton in 1982.[3] He became a key player for The Potters at a time when the club was struggling both on and off the field, earning an England under-21 call up in 1983, and also became the club's top scorer in the 1984–85 season.[3] However Stoke were relegated with just 17 points and new manager Mick Mills decided Painter was surplus to requirements and let him join Coventry City for a fee of £85,000.[3] His time at Coventry was overshadowed by injuries and made only three appearances before he decided to retire from football at the age of 23. He later played for non-league Willenhall Town to keep fit.[3]

Managerial career[]

He became manager of non-league side Bilston Town in 1995 before managing Stafford Rangers from 1998 to 2002.[3] He was also manager of Hednesford Town from August 2002 to February 2003.[4] Also managed Ounsdale Mount in Wolverhampton Sunday League.

After football[]

He spent four years in non-league before he became a part-time coach whilst also owning a sports shop in Wombourne.[3] He joined the Coventry City Former Players Association in October 2011.[5]

Career statistics[]

Source:[6]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1982–83 First Division 22 4 3 1 0 0 25 5
1983–84 First Division 34 8 1 0 1 0 36 8
1984–85 First Division 38 6 2 2 2 1 42 9
1985–86 Second Division 19 2 1 0 0 0 20 2
Total 113 20 7 3 3 1 123 24
Coventry City 1986–87 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Career Total 116 20 7 3 6 1 126 24

References[]

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. ^ "Hednesford Town FC". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Ian Painter joins the Association". CCFPA. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ^ Ian Painter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links[]

  • Ian Painter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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