Robert Graham (footballer, born 1882)

Robert Graham (born 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right.[2] After beginning his career in the reserves at Queen's Park, he was a member of the Third Lanark team which won the Scottish Football League title in the 1903–04 season,[3][4][5] as well as claiming a Glasgow Cup;[6] he then spent the next year at Fulham,[7] causing him to miss out on a Scottish Cup win in 1905. He returned to Thirds and played in the 1906 Scottish Cup Final, which ended in defeat to Heart of Midlothian.[8]

For the Falkirk player and WWI casualty, see Robert Graham (footballer, born 1884).
Robert Graham
Personal information
Date of birth 1882
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
1898–1900 Cartha[1]
1900–1902 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1904 Third Lanark 38 (14)
1904–1905 Fulham 24 (0)
1905–1906 Third Lanark 23 (6)
1906–1908 Everton 2 (0)
1908–1909 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1909–1911 Partick Thistle 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Graham then reverted to English football,[9] spending two years with Everton (where he was unable to displace the established Hugh Bolton and Jimmy Settle, was not selected for the 1907 FA Cup Final and spent almost all his time with the reserves)[10] and one with Bolton Wanderers[1] before joining another Glasgow club, Partick Thistle, in 1909.[2][11]

References
  1. Robert Graham, Cricket and Football Field, 9 May 1908, via Everton Independent Research Data
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
  4. Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
  5. (Third Lanark player) Graham, Robert, FitbaStats
  6. Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  7. Robert Graham - Player Profile, FulhamWeb
  8. "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. Important Capture By Everton, The Liverpool Courier, 9 May 1906, via Everton Independent Research Data
  10. Robert Graham, 11v11.com
  11. Partick Thistle 1909-1914, Raisbeck History


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