Richard Graham (footballer, born 1979)
Richard Stephen Graham (born 5 August 1979) is a retired Northern Irish footballer who is assistant manager for Wingate & Finchley. He played as a left-midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Stephen Graham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wingate & Finchley (Assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1996 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Chesham United | 27 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Billericay Town | 31 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Kettering Town | 34 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Barnet | 87 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Grays Athletic | 36 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Eastleigh | 42 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Dartford | 31 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | St Albans City | 75 | (5) |
| 2014 | Chesham United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wingate & Finchley | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | VCD Athletic | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 420 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Northern Ireland U21 | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Newry, County Down, Graham began his career in the Queens Park Rangers youth system, making two first team appearances in the Football League,[1][3] but he was released in 2001. He moved into non-League football, joining Barnet in 2004 and helped them return to the Football League.[4] He was released by the club in April 2007,[5] subsequently joining Dagenham & Redbridge in June.[6]
On 1 January 2009, Graham joined former club Kettering Town on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 Conference National season.[7] He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 victory over Eastwood Town in the FA Cup, with his performance being described as the "most impressive".[8] He signed for Grays Athletic on 24 July, along with Charlie Taylor and Shayne Mangodza.[9] He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season. In June 2011, Graham signed for Dartford.[10] On 20 July 2012, Graham joined St Albans City.[11] On 27 March 2014, Graham joined Chesham United a week after being released by St Albans City after 75 appearances and five goals.[12]
During the 2014-15 season, Graham made eight league appearances for Wingate & Finchley in the Isthmian Premier Division,[13] before moving to league rivals VCD Athletic, where he was an ever-present throughout the first half of the 2015-16 season. He departed VCD Athletic in January 2016.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 244. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ QUEENS PARK RANGERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08 Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ "Bees set to sign duo". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Barnet to release trio of players". BBC Sport. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Daggers complete double signing". BBC Sport. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Kettering snap up Daggers winger". BBC Sport. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ Henderson, Jon (7 January 2009). "Ambitious Kettering look forward to Fulham fixture on way into Football League". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Grays draft in three more players". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Northern Ireland - R. Graham - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "St Albans City sign Richard Graham ahead of Barnet friendly". Herts Advertiser. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Richard Graham | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "VCD Athletic | Appearances | Richie Graham | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
External links
edit- Richard Graham at Soccerbase
- Richard Graham at Soccerbase
- Richard Graham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database