Colin Grainger was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Brazil on 9th May 1956 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 6th April 1957 aged 23. Grainger, born on 10th June 1933, in Havercroft, West Yorkshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 755 and played as a Outside Left for his country.
Colin Grainger - 7 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: Colin Grainger
- Born: 10th June 1933, Havercroft, West Yorkshire
- England Career: 1956 - 1957
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield United (6) & Sunderland (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 755
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Brazil (FR) on 9th May 1956 aged 22 years, 10 months, 29 days - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 6th April 1957 aged 23 years, 9 months, 26 days - First Goal: v Brazil (FR) on 9th May 1956 aged 22 years, 10 months, 29 days
- Career Length: 332 days
- Starts: 7
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 7
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 7
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 7
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Roger Byrne
- 7 Matches
- Ronnie Clayton
- 7 Matches
- Jeff Hall
- 7 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 7 Matches
- Duncan Edwards
- 6 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 5 Matches
- Tommy Taylor
- 5 Matches
- Reg Matthews
- 4 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 4 Matches
- Dennis Wilshaw
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 14 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 1, 6th Apr 1957 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 26 days. 
WAL, 3 - 1, 14th Nov 1956 (HC) 
Sheffield United, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 4 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 26 days.
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) 
Sheffield United, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 16 days.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) Sheffield United, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 10 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 16th May 1956 (FR) Sheffield United, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 6 days.- BRA, 4 - 2, 9th May 1956 (FR) Sheffield United, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 29 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.