Graham Stuart (footballer)
Graham Charles Stuart (born 24 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer and sports commentator. As a player, he was an attacking midfielder and forward from 1989 until 2005.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Charles Stuart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1970[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Chelsea | 87 | (14) |
| 1993–1997 | Everton | 136 | (22) |
| 1997–1999 | Sheffield United | 53 | (11) |
| 1999–2005 | Charlton Athletic | 148 | (21) |
| 2005 | Norwich City | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 432 | (68) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | England U21 | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He spent the majority of his career in the Premier League, playing in the top tier of English football for Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Norwich City. He also had a two-year spell with Sheffield United, and was capped 5 times, scoring twice for England U21.
Playing career
Stuart had spells at Everton, Chelsea, Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic. Stuart spent the majority of his Everton career playing as a right midfielder, but did also spend time playing as a centre-forward (including the victories in the 1995 FA Cup semi-final and final). During his time he won the FA Cup in 1995, beating Manchester United 1–0 in the final at Wembley; his shot from inside the penalty area hit the bar, but Paul Rideout headed the ball into the empty net.[3]
Nicknamed 'Diamond' during this time at Everton, Stuart's most famous moment in a blue shirt came on 7 May 1994. He scored two goals as Mike Walker's Everton defeated Wimbledon at Goodison Park on the final day of the season to escape relegation by the slimmest of margins. He scored the winning goal nine minutes from time, completing a comeback after the Blues had fallen 2–0 down in the game.[4]
Stuart joined Norwich City in 2005. He played eight games for the club before being forced to retire due to injury.[5]
After football
Since his retirement from professional football in August 2005, at the age of 34, Stuart has done occasional television work for Sky Sports and worked at a financial management company which represents the interests of other sportspeople.[5]
Career statistics
- Source: Graham Stuart at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1989–90 | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 46 | 10 | ||
| Total | 87 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 18 | ||
| Everton | 1993–94 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 14 | |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 136 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 31 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1997–98 | First Division | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 53 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 12 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1998–99 | Premier League | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 148 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 164 | 23 | |||
| Norwich City | 2004–05 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 432 | 68 | 39 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 512 | 84 | ||
- Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Appearances in First Division play-offs
References
- "Graham Stuart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Graham Stuart". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "1995". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2007.
- "Judgement Day, 1994: The four-way relegation battle". fourfourtwo.com. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Club Connector: Graham Stuart". Everton F.C. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links
- Graham Stuart at Soccerbase
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk