Willie Graham (footballer, born 1959)

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Willie Graham
Personal information
Full name William Valentine Graham [1]
Date of birth (1959-02-14) 14 February 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Armagh, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Northampton Town
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1981 Brentford 48 (3)
1981 Hillingdon Borough
Bracknell Town
Camberley Town
Sandhurst Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Valentine Graham (born 14 February 1959) is a Northern Irish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford.

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Career

Brentford

After spells at Northampton Town and Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, [1] Graham signed on trial for Fourth Division club Brentford in August 1977. [2] He quickly established himself in the first team, signing a professional contract and making 32 appearances and scoring two goals during the 1977–78 season, helping the Bees to a fourth-place finish and promotion to the Third Division. [3] Despite signing a new long-term contract, [2] Graham's appearances tailed off in the Third Division and he departed the club in February 1981, having made 51 appearances and scored three goals for the Bees. [4]

Non-League football

Graham dropped into non-League football after leaving Brentford, joining Southern League South Division club Hillingdon Borough during the 1980–81 season. [4] He later had spells at Bracknell Town, Camberley Town and Sandhurst Town. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1977–78 [3] Fourth Division 3121000322
1978–79 [3] Third Division 1100020130
1979–80 [3] 10000010
1980–81 [3] 51000051
Career total4831020513

Honours

Brentford

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References

  1. 1 2 "Willie Graham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 286–287. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–396. ISBN   0951526200.
  4. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 69. ISBN   978-0955294914.