Johnny Rainford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Rainford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden Town, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 2001 (aged 70)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Hounslow, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1953 | Crystal Palace | 64 | (8) |
| 1953 | Cardiff City | 3 | (1) |
| 1953–1962 | Brentford | 299 | (42) |
| Tonbridge | |||
| Total | 366 | (51) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John William Rainford (11 December 1930 – 21 May 2001) was an English professional
Club career
Crystal Palace
Born in
Cardiff City
Rainford moved up to the First Division to join Cardiff City in a £3,000 deal in May 1953.[3] He lasted only a matter of months at Ninian Park and scored one goal in three appearances before departing in October 1953.[5][2]
Brentford
Rainford dropped down to the
For his service to the club, Rainford was given a testimonial in May 1961, which he shared with Ken Coote.[5] Rainford's final season was the 1961–62 campaign and he departed prior to the club's relegation to the Fourth Division in May 1962.[5][8] He made 324 appearances and scored 49 goals during just shy of 9 years at Griffin Park.[5] Rainford received a second testimonial in 1986 and shared the £1,100 proceeds with Jim Towers.[9] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[10]
Tonbridge
Rainford ended his career in
Representative career
Rainford appeared for the
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 1953–54[2]
|
First Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Brentford | 1953–54[6] | Second Division | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| 1954–55[6] | Third Division South | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56[6] | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 1956–57[6] | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1957–58[6] | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 9 | |||
| 1958–59[6] | Third Division | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 9 | ||
| 1959–60[6] | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 48 | 8 | |||
| 1960–61[6] | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 1961–62[6] | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 299 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 324 | 49 | ||
| Career total | 302 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 327 | 50 | ||
Honours
References
- ^ a b "Johnny Rainford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Johnny Rainford at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d "Johnny Rainford". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Appearances". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Johnnie Rainford". Brentford Football Club Online. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b White 1989, p. 245.
- ^ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra. Quay Design of Poole. 6 April 1996. p. 20.
- ^ a b Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.