Willie Graham (footballer, born 1959)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Valentine Graham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Valentine "Willie" Graham (born 14 February 1959) is a retired Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford.[1]
Career
Brentford
After spells at Northampton Town and Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, Graham signed for Division Four side Brentford in August 1977.[2] He quickly established himself in the first team, making 32 appearances and scoring two goals during the 1977–78 season, helping the Bees to a fourth-place finish and promotion to Division Three.[3] Graham's appearances tailed off in Division Three and he departed the club in February 1981, having made 51 appearances and scored three goals for the Bees.[1]
Non-league football
Graham dropped into non-league football after leaving Brentford, joining Southern League South Division side Hillingdon Borough during the 1980–81 season. He later had spells at Bracknell Town, Camberley Town and Sandhurst Town.
Honours
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[3]
References
- 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.
- ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Willie Graham". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.