Richard Graham (footballer, born 1979)

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Richard Graham
Personal information
Full name	Richard Stephen Graham^[1]
Date of birth	(1979-08-05) 5 August 1979 (age 45)^[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
000?–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

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.

Career

Born 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

^ ^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

Richard Graham at Soccerbase
Richard Graham at Soccerbase
Richard Graham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database