Peter Graham (footballer)

Peter Graham
Personal information
Full name Peter Graham
Date of birth (1947-04-19) 19 April 1947
Place of birth Worsbrough, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
1966–1970 Barnsley 19 (1)
1970 Halifax Town (loan) 6 (0)
1970–1973 Darlington 119 (43)
1973–1978 Lincoln City 158 (47)
1978–1980 Cambridge United 38 (0)
Teams managed
Newmarket Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Peter Graham (born 19 April 1947)[1] is an English former professional footballer who scored 91 goals from 340 games in the Football League playing as a forward for Barnsley, Halifax Town, Darlington, Lincoln City and Cambridge United.[2]

Career

Graham was born in Worsbrough Common, Barnsley. He was an apprentice plumber playing part-time football for Worsbrough Bridge Athletic before signing a professional contract with Barnsley F.C. He spent four years at Barnsley, playing only infrequently, and after a month on loan to Halifax Town he joined Darlington. After three seasons, during which he scored 43 goals from 116 League appearances, Graham signed for Lincoln City for a fee of £12,500 in September 1973.[1] He scored only twice in his first season, but 13 goals the next season placed him second behind Sam Ellis in the club's scoring charts.[3] He began the 1975–76 season with 11 goals from 13 starts, but a knee injury meant he missed the second half of that season as Lincoln went on to win the Fourth Division title.[1] In his last season with the club, he was joint top scorer alongside Mick Harford, with only nine goals.[3] He finished his playing career with Cambridge United, where he was assistant manager, and later managed Newmarket Town.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#40 – Peter Graham". League Legends. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  2. "Peter Graham". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Peter Graham". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2010. Access to individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu at foot of right-hand sidebar. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
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