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Fullname: | John Grainger |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1912 |
Birth Place: | Royston, England |
Death Place: | Southport, England |
Height: | 5 ft 7+1/2 in[1] |
Position: | Full back |
Clubs1: | Frickley Colliery |
Clubs2: | Royston Athletic |
Years3: | 1932–1933 |
Clubs3: | Barnsley |
Years4: | 1933–1946 |
Clubs4: | Southport |
Clubs5: | → Liverpool (guest) |
Clubs6: | Prescot Cables |
Clubs7: | Hyde United |
Clubs8: | Clitheroe |
Clubs9: | Bangor City |
John 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.[2] [3] [4]
His brother Dennis Grainger and cousins Jack and Colin were also professional footballers.[5]