.jpg) Grainger playing for Heart of Midlothian in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Leslie Grainger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1986[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Penrith, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe (Ast Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Gretna | 52 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Brechin City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Dundee United | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | St Johnstone | 69 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 40 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | St Mirren | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2019 | Carlisle United | 165 | (27) |
| 2019–2020 | Workington | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 386 | (37) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Workington | ||
| 2021 | Falkirk (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Workington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Leslie Grainger (born 28 July 1986) is an English former professional football player who is the assistant manager of Morecambe.
He started his career with the Scottish club Gretna, and thereafter played for Dundee United, St Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League. After short spells with St Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic, he returned to England to sign for his home town club, Carlisle United, in 2014. He retired from playing in 2019 and was appointed as manager of Workington.
- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Danny Grainger". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.