Andy Graham

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Andy Graham
Personal information
Full name Andrew Graham
Date of birth (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Glasgow Amateurs U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Stirling Albion 132 (10)
2010–2011 Hamilton Academical 15 (0)
2011–2012 Greenock Morton 27 (0)
2012–2015 Dumbarton 102 (6)
2015–2016 Ayr United 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:07, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Andrew "Andy" Graham (born 22 September 1983, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender. Graham started his career as a youth with Glasgow Amateurs, before playing for Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton and Ayr United.

Career

Stirling Albion

Graham joined Stirling Albion from Glasgow Amateurs U-21 squad.[1] His debut for Stirling Albion was on 30 July 2005 against Ayr United and scored his first senior club goal on 27 August 2005 against Alloa Athletic.[2] He started his career as a central defender but won the Stirling Albion.com Player of the Year award for the 2009–10 season playing at right back.

Hamilton & Morton

After his contract with Stirling Albion expired, Graham joined Hamilton Academical for the 2010–11 season, signing on a one-year contract.[3]

Upon reaching the end of his year-long deal at Accies, Graham signed for the club that he supports – Greenock Morton.[4] After breaking his cheekbone in the Renfrewshire Cup final, Graham made his début as a substitute against Dundee on 27 August 2011.

Dumbarton

After one season at Cappielow, Graham was released and signed for nearby Dumbarton along with team-mate Ross Forsyth.[5] Where he was made captain [6] He scored his first goal for the club against East Stirlingshire in November 2012. At the end of the 2012–13 season Graham signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton. In May 2014 Graham agreed to another new one-year contract.[7] He played in 83 consecutive matches[8] before missing the 3–0 defeat to Hibernian in February 2015[9] to attend the birth of his daughter, Eilidh.

He made his 100th appearance for the club on the final day of the 2014–15 season in a 2–2 draw with Raith. After winning the club's player of the season accolade[10] he renewed his contract for the 2015–16 season.[11][12] He was replaced by Darren Barr as club captain in July 2015[13] and left the club by mutual consent a month later[14]

Ayr United

On 27 August 2015, Graham signed for Ayr United on a one-year contract.[15] Graham scored the winning penalty in the Scottish Championship play-off final shoot-out against Stranraer.[16] Shortly after this, he was released by Ayr.[17]

See also

References

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