George Graham (footballer)

Scottish footballer (born 1944)

George Graham (born 30 November 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

George Graham
Graham in April 1970
Personal information
Full name George Graham[1]
Date of birth (1944-11-30) 30 November 1944 (age 79)[1]
Place of birth Bargeddie, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Youth career
1959–1961 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Aston Villa 8 (2)
1964–1966 Chelsea 72 (35)
1966–1972 Arsenal 227 (60)
1972–1974 Manchester United 43 (2)
1974–1976 Portsmouth 61 (5)
1976–1977 Crystal Palace 44 (2)
1978 California Surf 17 (0)
Total 472 (106)
National team
1964–1965 Scotland U23 2 (0)
1971–1973 Scotland 12 (3)
Teams managed
1982–1986 Millwall
1986–1995 Arsenal
1996–1998 Leeds United
1998–2001 Tottenham Hotspur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1961–62 Aston Villa First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962–63 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
1963–64 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Total 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2
1964–65 Chelsea First Division 30 17 5 0 7 4 42 21
1965–66 33 17 6 3 0 0 11 3 50 23
1966–67 9 1 1 1 10 2
Total 72 35 11 3 8 5 11 3 102 46
1966–67 Arsenal First Division 33 11 4 1 37 12
1967–68 38 16 5 0 8 5 51 21
1968–69 26 4 1 0 5 0 32 4
1969–70 36 7 2 0 4 2 11 5 53 14
1970–71 38 11 6 1 5 1 8 1 57 14
1971–72 40 8 9 0 4 1 6 1 59 10
1972–73 16 2 3 0 19 2
Total 227 59 27 2 29 9 25 7 308 79
1972–73 Manchester United First Division 18 1 1 0 19 1
1973–74 24 1 1 0 1 0 26 1
1974–75 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 43 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 46 2
1974–75 Portsmouth Second Division 19 3 19+ 3+
1975–76 39 2 39+ 2+
1976–77 Third Division 3 0 3+ 0+
Total 51 5 0 0 51+ 5+
1976–77 Crystal Palace Third Division 23 2 23+ 2+
1977–78 Second Division 21 0 21+ 0+
Total 44 2 0 0 44+ 2+
1978 California Surf NASL 17 0 17 0
Career total 472 106 40+ 5+ 40+ 14+ 36 10 588+ 135

International

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Scotland national team
YearAppsGoals
1971 2 1
1972 6 0
1973 4 2
Total 12 3


References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "George Graham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. George Graham. Romford: A&BC. p. 91.
  3. "George Graham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  4. George Graham: Club Stats, 11v11.com
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "George Graham". www.national-football-teams.com.