David John Rainford (born 21 April 1979) is an English former footballer. He now works for the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

. Rainford left

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

at the end of the 2007–08 season after he was offered a senior teaching role at a local school. During the 2007–08 season, Rainford had become known for being the only semi-professional player in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

. In June 2008 Rainford joined Chelmsford City. On 8 June 2012 he was confirmed as their assistant manager following the departure of

Ben Chenery Benjamin Chenery (born 28 January 1977) is an English footballer who played in The Football League for Cambridge United and Luton Town. After a spell at Kettering Town he joined Canvey Island and played for them for five years. While at the clu ...

Honours

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

(V): 2007

Personal life

Rainford has a daughter, Molly, an actress and singer.

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* 1979 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Stepney English Football League players National League (English football) players Colchester United F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Chelmsford City F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub