Johnny Rainford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Rainford | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden Town, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 2001 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Hounslow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1953 | Crystal Palace | 64 | (8) |
| 1953 | Cardiff City | 3 | (1) |
| 1953–1962 | Brentford | 299 | (42) |
| 1962–1963 | Tonbridge | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 414 | (55) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John William Rainford (11 December 1930 – 21 May 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He is best remembered for his 9 years in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made over 320 appearances. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.