John Grainger (17 July 1912 – 18 January 1976) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a full back.

Career

Born in

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, Grainger played for

Frickley Colliery Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire, England. Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery The first sod was cut on 23 April 1903 of shafts No.1 and No.2 and the ...

, Royston Athletic,

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

, Southport,

Prescot Cables Prescot Cables Football Club is a supporter-owned football club based in Prescot, Merseyside. It was established in 1884 and has also been known as Prescot and Prescot Town. They compete in the and play their home games at Valerie Park. They ...

, Hyde United, Clitheroe and

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

, as well as playing as a wartime guest for Liverpool.

Personal life

His brother

Dennis Grainger Dennis Grainger (5 March 1920 – 6 June 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger. Early career Born in Royston, Grainger began his career with South Kirkby before joining Southport on trial in 1937, where his o ...

and cousins Jack and

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were also professional footballers.

References

1912 births 1976 deaths English men's 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 Men's association football fullbacks People from Royston, South Yorkshire Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Footballers from South Yorkshire {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub