Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Valentine Graham[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Northampton Town | |||
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1977–78[3] | Fourth Division | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
1978–79[3] | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
1979–80[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1980–81[3] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
Brentford