![]() Graham playing for Brackley Town in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke William Graham [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 April 1986||
Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kettering Town (player-coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2004–2005 | → Aylesbury United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2005 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Kettering Town | 73 | (2) |
2008–2009 | → King's Lynn (loan) | 30 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Mansfield Town | 7 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → York City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2010 | York City | 20 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Kettering Town | 25 | (0) |
2011 | → Luton Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Hereford United | 85 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Alfreton Town | 45 | (2) |
2015–2018 | Brackley Town | 98 | (5) |
2018– | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
Wales U19 | |||
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Kettering Town (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 18 December 2017 (UTC) |
Luke William Graham (born 27 April 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Kettering Town as a defender. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland and Wales internationally at youth levels.
Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, [2] Graham started his career with Northampton Town in their youth system. [3] He was loaned to Billericay Town from November 2003 to February 2004, making nine appearances and scoring one goal in the Isthmian League Premier Division. [4] [5] He was offered a professional contract with Northampton in May 2004. [6] Graham joined Southern League Premier Division side Aylesbury United on a one-month loan on 22 December 2004 and he completed this period successfully, [7] [8] making five appearances and scoring one goal. [9] He joined Conference North side Kettering Town on loan in February 2005 and made 15 appearances, including playing in a 3–2 defeat after extra time against Altrincham in the play-off Final. [10] [11] He signed a new contract with Northampton in August 2005 and joined Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on loan for the 2005–06 season, [12] where he made 30 appearances. [13]
Graham was released by Northampton on 10 May 2006 and later that month agreed to rejoin Kettering permanently. [14] [15] He finished the 2006–07 season with 51 appearances and two goals, as Kettering reached the Conference North play-off semi-final. [16] Graham was a member of the side that won the Conference North title the following season, in which he made 35 appearances and scored one goal. [17] He agreed a new contract with the club in May 2008. [18] After struggling to make the breakthrough into the first team he was sent to Conference North side King's Lynn on a one-month loan on 21 October 2008, [19] which was extended for the rest of the 2008–09 season in November. [20]
Conference Premier club Mansfield Town signed Graham on 19 May 2009 but after he lost his place in the team was sent to divisional rivals York City on a one-month loan on 5 November. [21] [22] The loan was extended for a second month on 9 December 2009 and he made the move permanent on 6 January 2010 after Mansfield agreed to give him a free transfer, signing until the end of the 2009–10 season. [23] [24] He played for York in the play-offs where they eventually lost to Oxford United in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium. [25]
Although he was offered a new two-year contract at York he moved back to Kettering on a two-year contract on 4 June 2010 with the option of a one-year extension, as it was closer to his home. [26] On 31 January 2011, the day of the transfer deadline, Graham signed on loan for Luton Town for the rest of the 2010–11 season, with a view to a permanent move. [27] He scored the winning goal on his full debut for the club, a 1–0 victory over Gloucester City, that put Luton into the quarter-final of the FA Trophy. [28]
Graham re-signed for Forest Green on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 July 2011. [29] He made 29 appearances for Forest Green in the 2011–12 season. [30] Graham and Forest Green agreed to part ways midway through Graham's two-year deal and he joined Hereford United on 20 June 2012. [31] After establishing himself as a vital part of the team, Graham signed a new one-year contract as a player/coach with Hereford on 11 June 2013. [32]
Graham turned down a new deal with Hereford to sign for Conference Premier club Alfreton Town on a two-year contract on 2 July 2014. [33] He wanted to combine playing part-time football with a career as a PE teacher, after completing a degree in sports journalism. [34]
On 2 October 2018, Graham returned to Kettering Town as a player-coach. [35] On 25 September 2019, Graham was named joint caretaker manager for the club together with former Kettering player Steven Kinniburgh. [36] The duo was replaced on 25 October 2019.
Despite being born in England, Graham represented the Republic of Ireland under-18 team before playing for the Wales under-19 side. [37] [38]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Billericay Town (loan) | 2003–04 [5] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Northampton Town | 2004–05 [39] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aylesbury United (loan) | 2004–05 [9] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Kettering Town (loan) | 2004–05 [11] | Conference North | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2005–06 [13] | Conference National | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Kettering Town | 2006–07 [16] | Conference North | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
2007–08 [17] | Conference North | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
2008–09 [40] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 73 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | 88 | 3 | |||
King's Lynn (loan) | 2008–09 [41] | Conference North | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |
Mansfield Town | 2009–10 [42] | Conference Premier | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
York City (loan) | 2009–10 [25] | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
York City | 2009–10 [25] | Conference Premier | 20 | 1 | — | — | 6 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Kettering Town | 2010–11 [43] | Conference Premier | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Luton Town (loan) | 2010–11 [28] | Conference Premier | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2011–12 [30] | Conference Premier | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Hereford United | 2012–13 [2] | Conference Premier | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
2013–14 [2] | Conference Premier | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Total | 85 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 91 | 3 | |||
Alfreton Town | 2014–15 [2] | Conference Premier | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 49 | 3 | |
Brackley Town | 2015–16 [2] | National League North | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2016–17 [2] | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||
2017–18 [2] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 81 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 6 | ||
Career total | 462 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 527 | 24 |
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