Ian Painter

Ian Painter

Personal information
Full name	Ian John Painter
Date of birth	(1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Wombourne, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1980–1982	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1986	Stoke City	113	(20)
1986–1987	Coventry City	3	(0)
	Willenhall Town
Total		116	(20)
International career
1983	England Youth	6	(2)
1986	England U21	1	(0)
Managerial career
1995–1997	Bilston Town
1998–2002	Stafford Rangers
2002–2003	Hednesford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian John Painter (born 28 December 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played for Stoke City and Coventry City. He made 116 appearances in the Football League. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Painter was born in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, but graduated from Stoke's youth system at the Victoria Ground, making his debut one day before his 18th birthday against Everton in 1982. ^[3] He became a key player for The Potters at a time when the club was struggling both on and off the field, earning an England under-21 call up in 1983, and also became the club's top scorer in the 1984–85 season. ^[3] However Stoke were relegated with just 17 points and new manager Mick Mills decided Painter was surplus to requirements and let him join Coventry City for a fee of £85,000. ^[3] His time at Coventry was overshadowed by injuries and made only three appearances before he decided to retire from football at the age of 23. He later played for non-league Willenhall Town to keep fit. ^[3]

Managerial career

He became manager of non-league side Bilston Town in 1995 before managing Stafford Rangers from 1998 to 2002. ^[3] He was also manager of Hednesford Town from August 2002 to February 2003. ^[4] Also managed Ounsdale Mount in Wolverhampton Sunday League.

After football

He spent four years in non-league before he became a part-time coach whilst also owning a sports shop in Wombourne. ^[3] He joined the Coventry City Former Players Association in October 2011. ^[5]

Career statistics

Source: ^[6]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1982–83	First Division	22	4	3	1	0	0	25	5
	1983–84	First Division	34	8	1	0	1	0	36	8
	1984–85	First Division	38	6	2	2	2	1	42	9
	1985–86	Second Division	19	2	1	0	0	0	20	2
	Total		113	20	7	3	3	1	123	24
Coventry City	1986–87	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
Career Total			116	20	7	3	6	1	126	24

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  138. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
2. • Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN   1-874287-39-2).
3. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
4. "Hednesford Town FC". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
5. "Ian Painter joins the Association". CCFPA. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
6. Ian Painter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Ian Painter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database