Jack Grainger (footballer, born 1912)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Grainger | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Royston, England | ||
Date of death | 18 January 1976 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Southport, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Frickley Colliery | |||
Royston Athletic | |||
1932–1933 | Barnsley | ||
1933–1946 | Southport | ||
→ Liverpool (guest) | |||
Prescot Cables | |||
Hyde United | |||
Clitheroe | |||
Bangor City | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jack Grainger (17 July 1912 – 18 January 1976)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
Career[]
Born in Royston, Grainger played for Frickley Colliery, Royston Athletic, Barnsley, Southport, Prescot Cables, Hyde United, Clitheroe and Bangor City, as well as playing as a wartime guest for Liverpool.[2][3][4]
Personal life[]
His brother Dennis Grainger and cousins Jack and Colin were also professional footballers.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Jack Grainger". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Jack Grainger profile". 11v11.
- ^ "Jack Grainger profile". Port Online.
- ^ "Jack Grainger profile". In The Mad Crowd.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dennis Grainger profile". leeds-fans.org.uk.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1976 deaths
- English footballers
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Prescot Cables F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Clitheroe F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football fullbacks
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs