Mike Pinner

Mike Pinner
Personal information
Full name Michael John Pinner
Date of birth (1934-02-16) 16 February 1934
Place of birth Boston, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Boston Grammar School
Wyberton Rangers
Notts County
Cambridge University
Hendon
Pegasus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Aston Villa 4 (0)
1957 Arsenal 0 (0)
1957–1959 Sheffield Wednesday 7 (0)
1959 Corinthian-Casuals
1959–1961 Queens Park Rangers 19 (9)
1961 Manchester United 4 (0)
1961–1962 Chelsea 1 (0)
1962 Hendon
1962 Swansea City 1 (0)
1962 Hendon
1962–1965 Leyton Orient 77 (0)
Lisburn Distillery
Total 113 (0)
National team
England amateur 52 (0)
1956–1960 Great Britain 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Michael John Pinner (born 16 February 1934) is an English former amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Boston, Pinner spent his early career with Boston Grammar School, Wyberton Rangers, Notts County, Cambridge University, Hendon, Pegasus, Aston Villa and Arsenal.[2] He later played for Sheffield Wednesday, Corinthian-Casuals, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Hendon, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Lisburn Distillery.[3][4][5]

International career

Pinner played for the England amateur national team, earning 52 caps.[4]

He also participated for Great Britain at the Olympics in 1956 and 1960,[1][6] making three appearances in total.[7]

Later career

He combined his amateur playing career with his day job as a lawyer,[8] and he later became a property developer, living in London after retiring.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Mike Pinner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "Profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. Mike PinnerFIFA competition record
  8. Barry Flatman (6 May 2012). "Best & Worst: Mike Pinner". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 October 2016. (subscription required (help)).
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