Alistair Slowey Graham (born 11 August 1966) is a Scottish former professional
footballer
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Glasgow
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, Graham began his professional career in 1984 with
Clydebank
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, making three appearances for the ''Bankies'',Ally Graham Player Profile Bankies Archive also playing a game on loan for
Stenhousemuir
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. Graham's move to
Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system.
Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...
in 1987 saw him win the
Second Division
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, playing over 100 matches in a three-year spell. He played a similar number of games with
Ayr United
Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...
after moving in 1990, scoring over thirty league goals in his time there.
In February 1993, Graham's form won him a move to Premier Division side
Motherwell
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, but by the end of the year he had moved on to fellow top tier side
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The club has won f ...
. Graham's time at Raith was rewarding: although relegated in their first season, the
Kirkcaldy
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Falkirk
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Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
. His time at
Brockville
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was brief and he ended up playing for
Partick Thistle
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and Albion Rovers within the same season.
Short spells at Ayr United, Clyde and Finland's
TPV Tampere
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followed before a longer period of three years with
Stirling Albion
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. Graham saw out his career with a second spell at Clydebank, as well as at
Hamilton Academical
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East Stirlingshire
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.
He later worked as a coach at Albion Rovers and with
East Kilbride
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, as a newspaper match reporter for the Scottish lower leagues,Ally Graham: Shoot! 11th May 1985 Andy Smith, Shoot! The Breeze Podcast, 20 May 2020 and away from football as a
Royal Mail
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postman.
Honours
Albion Rovers
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Scottish Second Division
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History
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Scottish League Cup
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Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 in Scottish footb ...
List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
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