John Graham: Man United centre-forward/centre-half Profile & Stats
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John Graham

Position: centre-forward/centre-half

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00
A 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0.00
TOTALS 4 1 0 3 3 8 -5 25.00

Name: John "Jock" Graham
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Motherwell, Scotland
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 12st 4lbs (78.2kg)
Years at Club: 1893-1894
Signing Info: Transferred from: Blyth FC, 11/1893, £
Previous Clubs: Blyth FC
Debut: 11/11/1893 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Bank Street) 1-0 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 05/1894, £
Passed Away: 16/08/1935

Biography

John "Jock" Graham was big in Blyth - both physically and in status. Nearly 6 feet tall and weighing 12st 10lbs, he was considered a big lad for the time, and "he was not afraid of using his weight", no matter where selected by Blyth FC. And he was selected everywhere... to varying degrees of success: at full-back he was "faulty", at centre-forward he used "bad judgment", but at half-back he "excelled". In fact, he excelled enough that, in December 1892, he was called up to the Northumberland representative side to face Cleveland's XI.
John's teammate at Blyth was Joe Cassidy, who joined Newton Heath in March 1893, and John followed in November after a "satisfactory" trial. Perhaps the Heathens were desperate - three of their players had been suspended following an ill-tempered game at Burnley. So, Graham filled in for Donaldson in a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton on November 11th, but did not impress. Neither did he impress in another three league matches spread out until mid-January 1894.
However, John excelled for the reserves, scoring at a rate of a goal every two games, including against Bolton in a Manchester Senior Cup outing in which the second eleven stepped in for the regulars. Eventually, Graham switched back to centre-half during the course of 1893-94 and it was in this position that he rejoined Blyth after spending the summer back home in Motherwell.
If anything, John returned a "quicker" player after his First Division exploits and had "apparently learned some professional wrinkles and made advantageous uses of them". He actually became Blyth's skipper in 1896-97 but left in March 1897 and settled in Wallsend where he worked as a coal trimmer. Special thanks to The Famous Yorkshiremen @NLSnapshots & thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless efforts & the correct information on John Graham. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1893-1894 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0
2. Sunderland 1 0
3. Everton 1 0
4. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Addenbrooke, Jack 1
2. Watson, Tom 1
3. Molyneux, Dick 1
4. Dickinson, Arthur 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 4
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 2
2. Goodison Park 1
3. Newcastle Road 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 4
No Opponent Count
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
2. Sunderland 1
3. Everton 1
4. Sheffield Wednesday 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 4
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 11-11-1893 Div 1 Wolves W 1-0 H 0 William Davidson ??'
2. 06-12-1893 Div 1 Sunderland L 1-4 A 0 William Campbell 69' Jimmy Millar 10', 70', Johnny Campbell 39', 40'
3. 06-01-1894 Div 1 Everton L 0-2 A 0 Edgar Chadwick ??', Jack Southworth ??'
4. 13-01-1894 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 H 0 John "Jack" Peden ??' Toddles Woolhouse ??', ??'
 

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