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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Career edit
Brentford edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Honours edit
Brentford
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Willie Graham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–396. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 69. ISBN 978-0955294914.
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