George Graham (soccer, born 1902)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1, 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | August 7, 1966 (aged 64) | ||
| 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 F.C. | 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 (April 1, 1902 – August 7, 1966[1]) was an Irish-Canadian soccer player who earned one cap with the Canadian national team 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.[2]
Club
[edit]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.[3] In 1925, Graham joined Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. In 1927, he moved to the Fall River F.C., 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.[4] He then returned to Canada where he spent the remainder of his career with Toronto Ulster United.[5] In 1929, Graham scored in the final as Toronto won the Carls-Rite Cup.[6]
International
[edit]On November 6, 1926, Graham scored in Canada's 2–6 away loss to the United States.[7]
Death
[edit]He died on August 7, 1966, at the Queensway General Hospital.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Graham". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame is getting a rebrand — and new management - 680 NEWS".
- ^ a b "George Graham: Ulster United soccer player starred in '30s". The Globe and Mail. 8 August 1966. p. 16.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1928". Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ 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 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- George Graham at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
- 1902 births
- 1966 deaths
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Brooklyn Wanderers (1922–1931) players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Fall River F.C. (1922–1931) players
- Toronto Ulster United players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Irish emigrants to Canada
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen