Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael John Pinner | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Boston, England | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Boston Grammar School | |||
Wyberton Rangers | |||
Notts County | |||
Cambridge University | |||
Hendon | |||
Pegasus | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1957 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
1957 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | (0) |
1959 | Corinthian-Casuals | ||
1959–1961 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | (9) |
1961 | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
1961–1962 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
1962 | Hendon | ||
1962 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
1962 | Hendon | ||
1962–1965 | Leyton Orient | 77 | (0) |
Lisburn Distillery | |||
Total | 113 | (0) | |
National team | |||
England amateur | 52 | (0) | |
1956–1960 | Great Britain | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Michael John Pinner (born 16 February 1934) is an English former amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Boston, Pinner spent his early career with Boston Grammar School, Wyberton Rangers, Notts County, Cambridge University, Hendon, Pegasus, Aston Villa and Arsenal. He later played for Sheffield Wednesday, Corinthian-Casuals, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Hendon, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Lisburn Distillery.
Pinner played for the England amateur national team, earning 52 caps.
He also participated for Great Britain at the Olympics in 1956 and 1960, making three appearances in total.
He combined his amateur playing career with his day job as a lawyer, and he later became a property developer, living in London after retiring.