Colin Grainger

**Colin Grainger** (10 June 1933 – 20 June 2022) was an English footballer. He played outside left and had a 16-year career in the Football League from 1950 to 1966. He made seven appearances for the England national football team between 1956 until 1957. He was born in Havercroft, West Yorkshire, England.

Grainger played for Sunderland A.F.C. between 1957 until 1960, making 120 appearances. From 1953 until 1957, he played Sheffield United F.C., making 88 appearances. He also played for Port Vale F.C. and Doncaster Rovers F.C..

In March 2020, Grainger was moved to a care home in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. He died on 20 June 2022, ten days after his 89th birthday.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|rowspan="2"|Division|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Wrexham|1950–51|Third Division North|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||
|1951–52|Third Division North|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|||||
|1952–53|Third Division North|4|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|||||
|rowspan="5"|Sheffield United|1953–54|First Division|3|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|||
|1954–55|First Division|25|6|0|0|0|0|25|6|||||
|1955–56|First Division|39|8|4|1|0|0|43|9|||||
|1956–57|Second Division|21|12|3|0|0|0|24|12|||||
|rowspan="5"|Sunderland|1956–57|First Division|13|1|0|0|0|0|13|1|||
|1957–58|First Division|30|4|1|0|0|0|31|4|||||
|1958–59|Second Division|36|3|1|0|0|0|37|3|||||
|1959–60|Second Division|41|6|2|0|0|0|43|6|||||
|Leeds United|1960–61|Second Division|41|6|2|0|0|0|43|6||||
|rowspan="4"|Port Vale|1961–62|Third Division|11|1|7|0|0|0|18|1|||
|1962–63|Third Division|25|5|3|2|1|0|29|7|||||
|1963–64|Third Division|3|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|Doncaster Rovers|1964–65|Fourth Division|35|3|3|0|3|0|41|3|||
|1965–66|Fourth Division|5|0|0|0|1|0|6|0|||||
|Macclesfield Town|1966–67|Cheshire County League|3|0|0|0|1|0|4|0||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|England|1956|6|3|
|1957|1|0|||

## Honours

**England**
- British Home Championship: 1956–57

**Woolley Miners Welfare**
- Yorkshire League Division 2 promotion: 1972–73

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Colin Grainger
- **fullname**: Colin Grainger
- **birth place**: Havercroft, West Yorkshire, England
- **death place**: Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
- **position**: Outside left
- **youthyears1**: 194?–1949
- **youthclubs1**: South Elmsall
- **youthyears2**: 1949–1950
- **youthclubs2**: Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham
- **years1**: 1950–1953
- **clubs1**: Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham
- **caps1**: 5
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1953–1957
- **clubs2**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **caps2**: 88
- **goals2**: 26
- **years3**: 1957–1960
- **clubs3**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **caps3**: 120
- **goals3**: 14
- **years4**: 1960–1961
- **clubs4**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps4**: 41
- **goals4**: 6
- **years5**: 1961–1964
- **clubs5**: Port Vale F.C., Port Vale
- **caps5**: 39
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 1964–1966
- **clubs6**: Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster Rovers
- **caps6**: 40
- **goals6**: 3
- **years7**: 1966
- **clubs7**: Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town
- **caps7**: 3
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 1969–1972
- **clubs8**: Newmillerdam
- **years9**: 1972–1978
- **clubs9**: Woolley Miners Welfare F.C., Woolley Miners Welfare
- **totalcaps**: 328
- **totalgoals**: 54
- **nationalyears1**: 1956
- **nationalteam1**: The Football League XI
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **nationalyears2**: 1956–1957
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 7
- **nationalgoals2**: 3
- **manageryears1**: 1969–1972
- **managerclubs1**: Newmillerdam (Player-coach, player-manager)