Andy Graham

Andrew Graham (born 22 September 1983, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic. Graham started his career as a youth with Glasgow Amateurs, before playing for Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton and Ayr United.

For other people with the same name, see Andrew Graham (disambiguation).
For the speedway rider, see Andy Grahame.

Andy Graham
Personal information
Full name Andrew Graham
Date of birth (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 5
Youth career
Glasgow Amateurs U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Stirling Albion 133 (10)
2010–2011 Hamilton Academical 15 (0)
2011–2012 Greenock Morton 27 (0)
2012–2015 Dumbarton 102 (6)
2015–2016 Ayr United 25 (2)
2016– Alloa Athletic 119 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:16, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Stirling Albion

Graham joined Stirling Albion from Glasgow Amateurs U-21 squad.[2] His debut for Stirling Albion was on 30 July 2005, against Ayr United and he scored his first senior club goal on 27 August 2005 against Alloa Athletic.[3] He started his career as a central defender but won the Stirling Albion.com Player of the Year award for the 2009–10 season playing at right back.

Hamilton & Morton

After his contract with Stirling Albion expired, Graham joined Hamilton Academical for the 2010–11 season, signing on a one-year contract.[4]

Upon reaching the end of his year-long deal at Accies, Graham signed for the club that he supports – Greenock Morton.[5] After breaking his cheekbone in the Renfrewshire Cup final, Graham made his début as a substitute against Dundee on 27 August 2011.

Dumbarton

After one season at Cappielow, Graham was released and signed for nearby Dumbarton along with teammate Ross Forsyth,[6] where he was made captain [7] He scored his first goal for the club against East Stirlingshire in November 2012. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Graham signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton. In May 2014 Graham agreed to another new one-year contract.[8] He played in 83 consecutive matches[9] before missing the 3–0 defeat to Hibernian in February 2015[10] to attend the birth of his daughter, Eilidh.

He made his 100th appearance for the club on the final day of the 2014–15 season in a 2–2 draw with Raith. After winning the club's player of the season accolade[11] he renewed his contract for the 2015–16 season.[12][13] He was replaced by Darren Barr as club captain in July 2015[14] and left the club by mutual consent a month later[15]

Ayr United

On 27 August 2015, Graham signed for Ayr United on a one-year contract.[16] He scored the winning penalty in the Scottish Championship play-off final shoot-out against Stranraer.[17] Shortly after this, he was released by Ayr.[18]

Alloa Athletic

On 2 June 2016, Graham joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic, to be reunited with coach Jack Ross.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Stirling Albion 2005–06[20][21][22] Scottish Second Division 30230202[lower-alpha 1]0372
2006–07[23] 15020101[lower-alpha 1]0190
2007–08[24] Scottish First Division 260102000290
2008–09[25][26][27] Scottish Second Division 26210111[lower-alpha 1]0293
2009–10[28][29] 36640103[lower-alpha 1]1447
Total 13310110717115812
Hamilton Academical 2010–11[30] Scottish Premier League 1502000—170
Greenock Morton 2011–12[31][29] Scottish First Division 27030001[lower-alpha 1]0310
Dumbarton 2012–13[32][29][33] Scottish First Division 30221201[lower-alpha 1]0353
2013–14[34] Scottish Championship 36240201[lower-alpha 1]0432
2014–15[35] 34210211[lower-alpha 1]0383
2015–16[36] 2000101[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 10267171401208
Ayr United 2015–16[36] Scottish League One 25210002[lower-alpha 2]0282
Alloa Athletic 2016–17[37] Scottish League One 34420616[lower-alpha 3]0485
2017–18[38] 33320406[lower-alpha 4]0453
2018–19[39] Scottish Championship 36320404[lower-alpha 1]0463
2019–20[40] 16010402[lower-alpha 1]0230
Total 119107018118016211
Career total 4212831132332151633
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the 2016–17 Championship play-offs
  4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the 2017–18 Championship play-offs

See also

References
  1. "Andy Graham". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. RedWeb – Stirling Albions longest running unofficial website, player profile
  3. "Soccerbase Player Stats". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  4. "Hamilton sign Stirling's Graham". BBC Sport. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  5. Tait, Chris (18 May 2011). "Ton agree deals in double swoop". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  6. "Andy Graham checks in". Dumbarton F.C. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. "Dumbarton player profile". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. Findlay, Alan (16 May 2014). "CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS SIGNS". Dumbarton F.C.
  9. https://twitter.com/DumbartonTerr/status/569134540624699392%5B%5D
  10. "Hibernian 3–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015.
  11. Findlay, Alan (4 May 2015). "SONS TRUST AWARDS 2015". Dumbarton F.C.
  12. Findlay, Alan (16 May 2015). "THREE PLAYERS AGREE TERMS". Dumbarton F.C.
  13. Findlay, Alan (4 June 2015). "SIGNING NEWS: CAPTAIN EXTENDS HIS DFC STAY". Dumbarton F.C.
  14. Findlay, Alan (19 July 2015). "MANAGER NAMES DARREN AS SKIPPER". Dumbarton F.C.
  15. Findlay, Alan (22 August 2015). "ANDY CALLS TIME ON SONS CAREER". Dumbarton F.C.
  16. "Andy Graham signs". Ayr United F.C. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  17. "Ayr United 0–0 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  18. "Players released". Ayr United F.C. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  19. "Graham moves from Ayr to Alloa". SPFL. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  20. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  21. "Stirling 1 Inverurie Loco 0". Sky Sports. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  22. "Stirling 2 Berwick 1". Sky Sports. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  23. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  26. "Stirling Albion 1–1 East Fife". ESPN. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  27. "Dunfermline 3 Stirling Albion 0". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  28. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  29. Andy Graham at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  30. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  31. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  32. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  33. Barrow, Simon (28 July 2012). "Dumbarton (0) v Queen of the South (1)". Dumbarton F.C. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  34. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  35. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  36. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  37. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  38. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  39. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  40. "Games played by Andy Graham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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