John James Colrain (4 February 1937 – 14 July 1984) was a Scottish

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player and

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who played for

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, Clyde,

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and

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours. They are one of three Northern Iris ...

. He later managed Glentoran and

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. Colrain played once for the

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at inside-left in a 1–2 defeat to

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in April 1958.

References

;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colrain, John 1937 births 1984 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football forwards Ashfield F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Duntocher Hibernian F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Glentoran F.C. managers Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish men's footballers St Patrick's Athletic F.C. managers Scotland men's under-23 international footballers English Football League players United Soccer Association coaches United Soccer Association players Detroit Cougars (soccer) players Dublin University A.F.C. managers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers Scottish football coaches 20th-century Scottish sportsmen NIFL Premiership players NIFL Premiership managers Men's association football player-managers