John Colrain

John Colrain

Personal information
Full name	John James Colrain[1]
Date of birth	(1937-02-04)4 February 1937
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	14 July 1984(1984-07-14) (aged 47)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
1952–1953	Ashfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1955	Celtic	0	(0)
1954	→ St Anthony's (loan)
1955	→ Duntocher Hibernian (loan)
1955–1957	British Army XI
1957–1960	Celtic	44	(20)
1960–1963	Clyde	75	(30)
1963–1966	Ipswich Town	56	(17)
1966–1968	Glentoran	?	(3)
1967	→ Detroit Cougars (loan)	3	(1)
1968–1971	St Patrick's Athletic	?	(7)
Total		178	(78)
International career
1958	Scotland U23	1	(0)
1959[2]	SFA trial v SFL	1	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John James Colrain (4 February 1937 – 14 July 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for Celtic, Clyde, Ipswich Town and Glentoran. He later managed Glentoran and St Patrick's Athletic.

Colrain played once for the Scotland national under-23 football team at inside-left in a 1–2 defeat to the Netherlands in April 1958.^[3]

References

1. "John Colrain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
2. The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
3. "John Colrain". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

Sources

• John Colrain at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database