Player Details

Jack Grainger

Full Name: Jack Grainger
Born: 17/07/1912 (Royston, Barnsley)
Died: 18/01/1976 (Southport)

He was widely regarded as one of the finest full-backs in the Northern Section during the 19305. Full of Yorkshire grit and tenacity he was hard to beat and was famous for going down on one knee to make spectacular sliding tackles. Originally a miner, he joined Southport on a two month trial after making only one League appearance for Bamsley. By December 1933 his strong, convincing work had established him as a regular at left-back and he went on to make over 300 League appearances for the club including war-time matches, being an ever-present in 1934-35 and 1938-39. On 30 April 1939 he was granted a benefit and received £242,vincluding donations from well-known footballers of the day such as Matt Busby. His career at Haig Avenue spanned thirteen years, during the latter part of which he was joined by his brother Dennis who was transferred to Leeds United in 1945 for a sizable fee. His career ended when he fractured an ankle playing for Bangor City. In later years he acted as a ‘gateman’ at Haig Avenue after coaching Birkdale Central and Fleetwood Hesketh. He attended the ‘mini reunion’ at Southport in April 1975 but only nine months later died of a heart attack in Southport Infirmary, aged 63.

Liverpool Evening Express – Tuesday 25 April 1939

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Season: 1937/1938 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Competition	Round	Match Date
28/08/1937	Darlington	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	28/08/1937
01/09/1937	Bradford City	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	01/09/1937
04/09/1937	Southport	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 3	Football League	D3N	04/09/1937
07/09/1937	Southport	Bradford City	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	07/09/1937
11/09/1937	Rochdale	Southport	3 - 2	Football League	D3N	11/09/1937
14/09/1937	Southport	York City	2 - 3	Football League	D3N	14/09/1937
18/09/1937	Southport	Rotherham United	0 - 3	Football League	D3N	18/09/1937
25/09/1937	Chester	Southport	2 - 1	Football League	D3N	25/09/1937
02/10/1937	Southport	Accrington Stanley (1891)	2 - 1	Football League	D3N	02/10/1937
09/10/1937	Carlisle United	Southport	1 - 0	Football League	D3N	09/10/1937
16/10/1937	Port Vale	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	16/10/1937
19/10/1937	Southport	Carlisle United	1 - 1	Third Division (North) Cup	1	19/10/1937
23/10/1937	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	3 - 1	Football League	D3N	23/10/1937
30/10/1937	Barrow	Southport	1 - 2	Football League	D3N	30/10/1937
06/11/1937	Southport	Wrexham	1 - 2	Football League	D3N	06/11/1937
13/11/1937	Hartlepools United	Southport	1 - 2	Football League	D3N	13/11/1937
20/11/1937	Southport	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	20/11/1937
27/11/1937	Hartlepools United	Southport	3 - 1	FA Cup	1	27/11/1937
04/12/1937	Southport	New Brighton	0 - 0	Football League	D3N	04/12/1937
18/12/1937	Southport	Oldham Athletic	2 - 2	Football League	D3N	18/12/1937
25/12/1937	Southport	Halifax Town	2 - 2	Football League	D3N	25/12/1937
27/12/1937	Halifax Town	Southport	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	27/12/1937
01/01/1938	Southport	Darlington	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	01/01/1938
03/01/1938	Carlisle United	Southport	2 - 3	Third Division (North) Cup	1 Replay	03/01/1938
13/01/1938	Hull City	Southport	10 - 1	Football League	D3N	13/01/1938
15/01/1938	Doncaster Rovers	Southport	3 - 0	Football League	D3N	15/01/1938
22/01/1938	Southport	Rochdale	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	22/01/1938
09/02/1938	South Liverpool	Southport	7 - 0	Liverpool Senior Cup		09/02/1938
15/02/1938	Southport	Hartlepools United	6 - 0	Third Division (North) Cup	2	15/02/1938
19/02/1938	Southport	Carlisle United	1 - 1	Football League	D3N	19/02/1938
26/02/1938	Southport	Port Vale	1 - 0	Football League	D3N	26/02/1938
05/03/1938	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	5 - 0	Football League	D3N	05/03/1938
10/03/1938	Rhyl	Southport	3 - 2	Welsh Cup	7	10/03/1938
12/03/1938	Southport	Barrow	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	12/03/1938
15/03/1938	Oldham Athletic	Southport	1 - 1	Third Division (North) Cup	3	15/03/1938
19/03/1938	Wrexham	Southport	4 - 1	Football League	D3N	19/03/1938
26/03/1938	Southport	Hartlepools United	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	26/03/1938
29/03/1938	Southport	Oldham Athletic	3 - 0	Third Division (North) Cup	3 Replay	29/03/1938
02/04/1938	Lincoln City	Southport	1 - 3	Football League	D3N	02/04/1938
05/04/1938	Southport	Preston North End	1 - 1	Lancashire Senior Cup	1	05/04/1938
09/04/1938	Southport	Hull City	2 - 1	Football League	D3N	09/04/1938
12/04/1938	Southport	Preston North End	1 - 0	Lancashire Senior Cup	1 Replay	12/04/1938
15/04/1938	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	1 - 3	Football League	D3N	15/04/1938
16/04/1938	New Brighton	Southport	2 - 2	Football League	D3N	16/04/1938
18/04/1938	Tranmere Rovers	Southport	7 - 2	Football League	D3N	18/04/1938
20/04/1938	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	1 - 0	Third Division (North) Cup	Semi Final	20/04/1938
23/04/1938	Southport	Gateshead (1930)	0 - 0	Football League	D3N	23/04/1938
27/04/1938	Southport	Bolton Wanderers	1 - 1	Lancashire Senior Cup	2	27/04/1938
30/04/1938	Oldham Athletic	Southport	2 - 0	Football League	D3N	30/04/1938
04/05/1938	Southport	Bradford City	4 - 1	Third Division (North) Cup	Final	04/05/1938
07/05/1938	York City	Southport	1 - 2	Football League	D3N	07/05/1938
09/05/1938	Southport	Bolton Wanderers	3 - 1	Lancashire Senior Cup	2 Replay	09/05/1938
11/05/1938	Southport	Burnley	2 - 1	Lancashire Senior Cup	Semi Final	11/05/1938
14/05/1938	Southport	Manchester United	0 - 1	Lancashire Senior Cup	Final	14/05/1938