George Graham (soccer, born 1902)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | August 7, 1966 | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Center forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Toronto Ulster United | |||
| 1925–1926 | Philadelphia | 10 | (8) |
| 1927–1928 | Fall River Marksmen | 30 | (17) |
| 1928 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 4 | (2) |
| 1928– | Toronto Ulster United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926 | Canada | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Graham was an Irish-Canadian soccer player who earned one cap with Canada in 1926. He played professionally in both Canada and the United States. In 2017, as part of the "Legends Class" he was elected to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as a player.[1]
Club
Born in Ireland, Graham’s parents moved to Canada when he was fourteen and settled near Edmonton. Graham worked for the T. Eaton Company and played for the Eaton-sponsored Toronto Ulster United. In 1925, Graham joined Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. In 1927, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen, playing thirty league games and scoring seventeen goals. Near the end of the season, the Marksmen sent Graham to the Brooklyn Wanderers where he scored another two goals in four games. His combined goals total put him thirteenth on the league’s goals table that season.[2] He then returned to Canada where he spent the remainder of his career with Toronto Ulster United.[3] In 1929, Graham scored in the final as Toronto won the Carls-Rite Cup.[4]
International
On November 6, 1926, Graham scored in Canada’s 2-6 away loss to the United States.[5]
External links
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- Canada Soccer George Graham
References
- ^ http://www.680news.com/2017/05/15/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-is-getting-a-rebrand-and-new-management/
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1928". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 153. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.
- ^ Carls-Rite Cup
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
- 1902 births
- 1966 deaths
- Sportspeople from Derry (city)
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Brooklyn Wanderers players
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Fall River Marksmen players
- Toronto Ulster United players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Irish emigrants to Canada (before 1923)
- Association football forwards