Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Stephen Graham [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 August 1979||
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 |
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.
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]