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 | ||
Playing position | 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) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
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.
His brother Dennis Grainger and cousins Jack and Colin were also professional footballers.