Mike Pinner
Personal information
Full name Michael John Pinner
Date of birth (1934-02-16)16 February 1934
Place of birth Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Date of death 2 May 2023(2023-05-02) (aged 89)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 (0)
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)
International career
England amateur 52 (0)
1956–1960 Great Britain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael John Pinner (16 February 1934 – 2 May 2023) was an English amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

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.[3] He later played for Sheffield Wednesday, Corinthian-Casuals, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Hendon, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Lisburn Distillery.[4][5][6]

International career

Pinner played for the England amateur national team, earning 52 caps.[5]

Pinner also participated for Great Britain at the Olympics in 1956 and 1960,[1][7] making three appearances in total.[8]

Later career

Pinner combined his amateur playing career with his day job as a lawyer,[9] and he later became a property developer, living in London after retiring.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mike Pinner". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Mike Pinner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ Mike Pinner – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ↑ Barry Flatman (6 May 2012). "Best & Worst: Mike Pinner". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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