Mike Pinner

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Mike Pinner

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|full_name = Michael John Pinner

|birth_date = {{birth date|1934|2|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Boston, Lincolnshire, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2023|5|2|1934|2|16|df=y}}

|death_place =

|height = 1.82 m

|position = Goalkeeper

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Boston Grammar School

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Wyberton Rangers

|youthyears3 =

|youthclubs3 = Notts County

|youthyears4 =

|youthclubs4 = Cambridge University

|youthyears5 =

|youthclubs5 = Hendon

|youthyears6 =

|youthclubs6 = Pegasus

|years1 = 1954–1957

|clubs1 = Aston Villa

|caps1 = 4

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1957

|clubs2 = Arsenal

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1957–1959

|clubs3 = Sheffield Wednesday

|caps3 = 7

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1959

|clubs4 = Corinthian-Casuals

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 1959–1961

|clubs5 = Queens Park Rangers

|caps5 = 19

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1961

|clubs6 = Manchester United

|caps6 = 4

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 1961–1962

|clubs7 = Chelsea

|caps7 = 1

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 1962

|clubs8 = Hendon

|caps8 =

|goals8 =

|years9 = 1962

|clubs9 = Swansea City

|caps9 = 1

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 1962

|clubs10 = Hendon

|caps10 =

|goals10 =

|years11 = 1962–1965

|clubs11 = Leyton Orient

|caps11 = 77

|goals11 = 0

|years12 =

|clubs12 = Distillery

|caps12 =

|goals12 =

|totalcaps = 113

|totalgoals = 0

|nationalyears1 =

|nationalteam1 = England amateur

|nationalcaps1 = 52

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 1956–1960

|nationalteam2 = Great Britain

|nationalcaps2 = 3

|nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Michael John Pinner (16 February 1934 – 2 May 2023) was an English amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25269 |title=Mike Pinner |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1080.html|title=Profile|accessdate=30 October 2016|publisher=Aston Villa Player Database}} He later played for Sheffield Wednesday, Corinthian-Casuals, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Hendon, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Distillery.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/mikepinner.html|title=Profile|accessdate=30 October 2016|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}{{Hugman|15801|accessdate=30 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0466.htm|title=Profile|accessdate=30 October 2016|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday Archive}}

International career

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

Pinner also participated for Great Britain at the Olympics in 1956 and 1960,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/mike-pinner-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042838/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/mike-pinner-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Profile|accessdate=30 October 2016|publisher=Sports Reference}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17769226|title=London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football|date=23 April 2012|accessdate=30 October 2016|author=Paul Plunkett|publisher=BBC Sport}} making three appearances in total.{{FIFA player|289725}}

Later career

Pinner combined his amateur playing career with his day job as a lawyer,{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/olympics/article1031741.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030202230/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/olympics/article1031741.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 October 2016|title=Best & Worst: Mike Pinner|date=6 May 2012|accessdate=30 October 2016|author=Barry Flatman|publisher=The Sunday Times|url-access=subscription }} and he later became a property developer, living in London after retiring.