David Rainey (born 6 April 1976) is a retired footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a striker, and is currently assistant manager at

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Club career

Early career

Davy previously played for

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and

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. He won many trophies while in East Belfast, including an Irish League title and

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medal. While with Ards, he won the

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title in 2001.

Crusaders

In 2005, he dropped down a division to join

, for whom he hit 30 goals in his first season to ensure immediate promotion, as well as winning the Intermediate League Cup and

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. In the following season in the top flight, he scored 13 goals overall, 2 behind the Crues' top scorer Davy Larmour. In the 2007–08 season he scored in the 2008 CIS Cup Final, but two late Linfield goals ensured the Crues' were defeated 3–2. It was Rainey's first cup final goal, and he was named in the 2008 Irish League Select XI as a result after 24 goals that season. He came on as a substitute in the

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final as Crusaders defeated

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. In that season he was joint-top scorer with Mark Dickson with 17. He was again the Crues' top scorer in 2009–10 with 19 in all competitions, adding the

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to his Crusaders' trophy collection. In 2010-11 he found himself mostly as substitute to Jordan Owens and

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, and scored just one league goal with 8 overall. The following season, he added the

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and the

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to his trophy collection, meaning he has won every domestic honour available. He was once again the club's top scorer in 2011–12, with 20 goals. Rainey's final season with Crusaders was the 2012–13 season, where he scored 8 goals, all in the league. Fittingly, in his final match for the club he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win at

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against Linfield on the final day of the season. It was his 139th goal in 320 games for the Hatchetmen, making him the fifth-highest goalscorer at the time in Crusaders' history, after Glenn Hunter (157 goals),

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(149 goals), Danny Hale (143 goals) and Jim Weatherup (142 goals). His tally has since been surpassed also by Jordan Owens.

Honours

Ballyclare Comrades *

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1997–98 Glentoran * Irish League (1): 1998–99 *

(1): 1999–2000 * Gold Cup (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

(2): 1998–99, 1999–2000 Ards *

(1): 2000–01 Crusaders *

(1): 2008–09 *

(1):

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(1): 2011–12 *

(1): 2009–10 *

(1): 2005–06 * IFA Intermediate League Cup (1): 2005–06 *

(1): 2005–06 Glenavon *

(1): 2013-14

References

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