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. | |||
Willie Graham is a retired Northern Irish 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 31 appearances and scoring two goals during the 1977/78 season, helping the Bees to a fourth-place finish and promotion to Division Three. 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.[3]
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.
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/brentford/brentford.html