Dick Graham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard D. Graham | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Corby, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 2013 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northampton Town | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Southport (guest) | |||
| Crewe Alexandra (guest) | |||
| Crystal Palace (guest) | |||
| 1944–1946 | Leicester City | ||
| 1946–1951 | Crystal Palace | 155 | (0) |
| Total | 155 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1966 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1966–1968 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1968 | Walsall | ||
| 1968–1972 | Colchester United | ||
| 1973–1974 | Wimbledon | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Richard D. "Dick" Graham (6 May 1922 – 7 March 2013) was an English footballer and football manager who played and coached in the Football League. He played as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, making over 150 league appearances.
He went on to manage his former club, Crystal Palace, between 1963 and 1966. He would go on to manage Leyton Orient and Walsall. His greatest success came with Colchester United, most notably by defeating Don Revie's Leeds United 3–2 in an FA Cup fifth-round tie in February 1971, which was one of the biggest FA Cup shocks in the history of the competition. He also won the Watney Cup with Colchester, before resigning in 1972. He later managed Wimbledon between 1973 and 1974.
Born in Corby, Graham played at the age of 14 for Corby Town and as an amateur for Northampton Town prior to joining Crystal Palace from Leicester City. He joined Palace following appearances as a guest-player during the war years. He was serving in the RAF during these initial appearances, before signing permanently in 1946. He made 155 league appearances for the club, before announcing his retirement through injury.
Following his retirement from playing, Graham had roles as coach at West Bromwich Albion and assistant to Bob Stokoe at Charlton Athletic prior to joining Crystal Palace as assistant manager. He was named permanent manager in November 1962, succeeding Arthur Rowe. Graham led the club to 11th position in the Third Division in his first season, and the following season achieved promotion to the Second Division. He departed Selhurst Park in January 1966.
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