Willie Graham (footballer, born 1959)

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.

Willie Graham
Personal information
Full name William Valentine Graham[1]
Date of birth (1959-02-14) 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Brentford

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

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]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics
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

References
  1. "Willie Graham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–396. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. 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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