Mike Pinner

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)
	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 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]

External links

• Mike Pinner at Olympedia (archive)

References

1. "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. "Mike Pinner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
6. "Profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
7. 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.