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.

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)
1954St Anthony's (loan)
1955Duntocher 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)
1967Detroit 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

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

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  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