George Graham (soccer)

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]

George Graham
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
National team
1926 Canada 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  • Canada Soccer George Graham

References
  1. http://www.680news.com/2017/05/15/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-is-getting-a-rebrand-and-new-management/
  2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1928". Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  3. 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.
  4. Carls-Rite Cup
  5. USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
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