Graeme Hedley (born 1 March 1957) is an English former

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who made 107 appearances in

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playing as a

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for

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Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

and

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

. He also played in Hong Kong for Ryoden and in English

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for Horden Colliery Welfare and Whitby Town. After retiring as a player, he worked in insurance and later assisted wife Pauline with running the post office at

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, County Durham. He managed Northern League club Easington Colliery in the early 2000s.

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1957 births Living people Footballers from Easington, County Durham English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Middlesbrough F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Darlington F.C. players York City F.C. players Darlington Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Easington Colliery A.F.C. managers Ryoden players {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub