Graham Wilkins

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Graham Wilkins
Personal information
Full name Graham George Wilkins
Date of birth (1955-06-28) 28 June 1955 (age 60)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Playing position Full back
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1982 Chelsea 137 (1)
1982–1984 Brentford 38 (0)
1983 Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
1984–? Southall

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Graham George Wilkins (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Chelsea,[1] Brentford and Southend United.[2]

Wilkins was the son of footballer George Wilkins and the eldest of four Hillingdon-born brothers who played professional football, including the England international Ray Wilkins. He began his career with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut on 26 December 1972, as a 17-year-old, in a 3–0 defeat away to Ipswich Town in the First Division.[3] He played 149 games in all competitions, scoring once,[4] before moving on to Brentford in 1982. A broken leg forced his retirement from the professional game.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chelsea : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  2. ^ "Brentford : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  3. ^ "Graham Wilkins Chelsea FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  4. ^ "Graham Wilkins". Historical Player Database. Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  5. ^ Henderson, Charlie; Bevan, Chris (23 February 2007). "Were you there ...". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 

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