Graeme Forbes (footballer)

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Graeme Forbes
Personal information
Full name Graeme Scott Alexander Forbes [1]
Date of birth (1958-07-29) 29 July 1958 (age 65) [1]
Place of birth Forfar, Scotland [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Lochee United
1980–1986 Motherwell 186 (16)
1986–1990 Walsall 173 (9)
1991 Dundee
1992 Montrose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graeme Scott Alexander Forbes (born 29 July 1958) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall. [1] [3] He also made over 200 appearances for Motherwell. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Graeme Forbes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 376. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Graeme Forbes". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. "Graeme Forbes". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 30 June 2019.