Alex Graham (footballer)

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Alex Graham
Personal information
Full name Alexander Graham[1]
Date of birth 11 July 1889
Place of birth
Galston
, Scotland
Date of death 9 August 1972(1972-08-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Islington, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)
Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hurlford United
Larkhall United
Larkhall Thistle
1911–1924 Arsenal 166 (17)
→ Vale of Leven (guest)
1917–1918 → Hamilton Academical (guest) 44 (22)
1918–1919 → Third Lanark (guest) 26 (0)
1919 → Hamilton Academical (guest) 1 (0)
1924–1926 Brentford 47 (10)
Folkestone
International career
1921 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1925–1926 Brentford (assistant)
Folkestone (player-manager)
Botwell Mission
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Graham while with Brentford in 1925.

Alexander Graham (11 July 1889 – 9 August 1972) was a Scottish professional

First World War.[2]

Playing career

Early years

Graham was born in Galston, Ayrshire and started playing for local club Hurlford United before moving to Lanarkshire where he played for Larkhall United and Larkhall Thistle.[3]

Arsenal

Graham was taken on trial by

centre half or left half, at first mainly deputising for more established players such as Angus McKinnon
.

By

Highbury in December 1924.[4]

Brentford

Graham joined Third Division South club Brentford in December 1924 for a £450 fee.[4] He played 49 matches, scored 11 goals and also became player/assistant manager to Fred Halliday prior to the beginning of the 1925–26 season.[7] He left Griffin Park following the appointment of Harry Curtis in May 1926.[7]

International career

Graham won a single international cap for Scotland, in a 2–0 win against Ireland on 26 February 1921.[8]

Managerial career

Graham had a

Botwell Mission.[7]

Personal life

Graham worked as a miner during World War I and later ran a confectionery and tobacco shop on Brentford High Street.[9] He died at Whittington Hospital, Islington, in August 1972.

References

  • Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports.
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  1. ScotlandsPeople
  2. ISBN 978-1905891610
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  3. ^ a b "GRAHAM, Alex (1917) - Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". www.acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Alex Graham | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "John Alexander Graham". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    ISBN 978-0955294914
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  8. ^ "Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ISBN 1-874427-57-7
    .
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