Graham Gartland (born 13 July 1983) is an Irish

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coach and former player. He played for

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, Home Farm,

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, St Patrick's Athletic,

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and St Johnstone. Gartland also played for the

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Club career

Gartland scored a goal for

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in a

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tie against

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in August 2006. In the next round against

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Gartland became the first player in

history to miss two penalties in a shoot out as Drogheda were eliminated. He then had a good

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run with Drogheda in 2008. He scored the winner against

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in the second leg of the first round tie. He also scored a late equaliser against

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in the second round tie. His form attracted the interest of

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, but Drogheda rejected a bid of £250,000. Gartland signed for St Johnstone under freedom of contract in December 2008. Almost immediately after joining, Gartland suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament which would go on to keep him out the game for six weeks. Graham continued to help his old club Drogheda United with fundraising after the club entered

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. Almost exactly a month after signing, Gartland made his competitive debut for the

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club in an away fixture against

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. As part of a new look three-man defence, Gartland helped Saints keep a clean sheet as they drew 0–0. He made seven league appearances for Saints as they won promotion to the

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by winning the First Division. Gartland was released from his contract with St Johnstone by mutual consent in January 2012. He had not played for the club in the 2011–12 season, after recovering from a long-term injury. On 13 January 2012, Gartland signed for his home town club. On 24 January 2013, Gartland signed for Shelbourne FC.

International career

Graham represented

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at every age level up to and including under-21. He played for the Republic of Ireland U16 in the qualifiers for the

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, and has also played at B international level.

Coaching career

Gartland assisted

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club

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until they were both sacked by the club in October 2018.

Honours

;Longford Town *

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(2): 2003, 2004 *

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(1):

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;Drogheda United *

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(1):

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(1):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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(2):

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;St Johnstone *

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(1): 2008–09

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