Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Valentine Graham | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
Playing position | 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. |
William Valentine "Willie" Graham (born 14 February 1959) is a retired Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford.
After spells at Northampton Town and Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, Graham signed on trial for Division Four side Brentford in August 1977. 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 Division Three. Despite signing a new long-term contract, Graham's appearances tailed off in Division Three and he departed the club in February 1981, having made 51 appearances and scored three goals for the Bees.
Graham dropped into non-league football after leaving Brentford, joining Southern League South Division side Hillingdon Borough during the 1980–81 season. He later had spells at Bracknell Town, Camberley Town and Sandhurst Town.