John Colrain

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John Colrain
Personal information
Full name John James Colrain[1]
Date of birth (1937-02-04)4 February 1937
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 July 1984(1984-07-14) (aged 47)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
1952–1953 Ashfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Celtic 0 (0)
1954 → St Anthony's (loan)
1955 → Duntocher Hibernian (loan)
1955–1957 British Army XI
1957–1960 Celtic 44 (20)
1960–1963 Clyde 75 (30)
1963–1966 Ipswich Town 56 (17)
1966–1968 Glentoran ? (3)
1967 → Detroit Cougars (loan) 3 (1)
1968–1971 St Patrick's Athletic ? (7)
Total 178 (78)
National team
1958 Scotland U23 1 (0)
1959[2] SFA trial v SFL 1 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John James Colrain (4 February 1937 – 14 July 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for Celtic, Clyde, Ipswich Town and Glentoran. He later managed Glentoran and St Patrick's Athletic.

Colrain played once for the Scotland national under-23 football team at inside-left in a 1–2 defeat to the Netherlands in April 1958.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "John Colrain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
  3. ^ "John Colrain". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
Sources
  • John Colrain at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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