Personal information | |||
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Full name | David John Rainford | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1997 | Colchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
1997–1998 | → Wivenhoe Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1999 | → Scarborough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Slough Town | 44 | (3) |
2001–2002 | Grays Athletic | 20 | (3) |
2002 | Heybridge Swifts | 17 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Ford United | 3 | (0) |
2003 | Slough Town | 0 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Bishop's Stortford | 123 | (28) |
2006–2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 69 | (19) |
2008–2013 | Chelmsford City | 168 | (53) |
2013–2014 | A.F.C. Hornchurch | 27 | (0) |
Total | 475 | (107) | |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2013 | Chelmsford City (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
David John Rainford (born 21 April 1979 in Stepney, London) is an English former footballer. He is now on the coaching staff at Tottenham Hotspur.
Rainford left Dagenham & Redbridge at the end of the 2007–08 season after he was offered a senior teaching role at a local school. During the 2007–08 season, Rainford had become known for being the only semi-professional player in the Football League.
In June 2008 Rainford joined Chelmsford City. On 8 June 2012 he was confirmed as their assistant manager following the departure of Ben Chenery.
His daughter Molly was a finalist on the 2012 series of Britain's Got Talent.