William Graham (3 October 1914 – September 1996) was an English professional

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who played as an

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. Graham started his career in non-league football with

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before joining

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club

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in September 1932. He made his debut for the club on 2 December 1933 in the 0–0 draw away at

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but did not appear again that season. Graham scored on his next outing for Burnley in the 3–3 draw with Bury on 27 October 1934. He scored again in the 1–3 defeat to

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on 19 March 1935 and played his final Burnley game on 13 April 1935 in the 1–2 loss against

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. Graham left Burnley at the end of the 1934–35 season and subsequently signed for Bury. For Bury he made 81 Football League appearances and scored 29 goals. He also played 4 F.A.Cup ties, scoring one goal. He later played for Norwich City.

References

* Bury F.C. - The Official History, by Peter Cullen (Yore Publications) Football League Players Records, 1888–1939 (Michael Joyce). Norwich City F.C. players {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, William 1914 births 1996 deaths Footballers from Hetton-le-Hole English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Bury F.C. players English Football League players Norwich City F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen