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Colin Grainger: Tributes paid to England player known as 'Singing Winger'

Tributes have been paid to ex-England footballer Colin Grainger - nicknamed the Singing Winger - who has died.

As well as a 16-year playing career, Mr Grainger enjoyed a music career, once performing with The Beatles.

Aged 22, while playing for Sheffield United, he earned the first of seven England caps, scoring twice in a 4-2 win against Brazil at Wembley.

Announcing his death aged 89, the Blades said on Monday he was "a truly wonderful, warm and engaging man".

Colin Grainger pictured in 2020Colin Grainger pictured in 2020
Colin Grainger pictured in 2020

Born in 1933 in Havercroft, a village just outside Wakefield, Mr Grainger started out with Wrexham in 1950.