Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Player #503
Appearances:
10
Starts:
10
Goals:
2
Seasons:
2
George Graham
Position
Forward
From
1962-63
To
1963-64
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George Graham
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
1962-63 | 1963-64 |
Age*
17 | 18 |
Division
D1 | D1 |
Appearances
10 |
4 | 6 |
Starts
10 |
4 | 6 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
2 |
1 | 1 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
George Graham
Birth Date
Thursday, 30 November 1944
Birth Place
Bargeddie, Glasgow
Birth Country
Scotland
Villa Youth
Aston Villa Youth |
From
Transfer in
Coatbridge Boys
For
Free
On
December 1961
Previous Clubs
Coatbridge Schools |
Swinton FC |
Coatbridge Boys |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Chelsea
For
£5,950
On
July 1964
Subsequent Clubs
1964-66 Chelsea |
1966-72 Arsenal |
1972-74 Manchester United |
1974-76 Portsmouth |
1976-77 Crystal Palace |
1978 California Surf, NASL |
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1963-64 Aston Villa, Free, 10 | 2 |
Played Under
Joe Mercer |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 18 May 1963
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 18 May 1963
Liverpool (h), Division One
First Goal
Saturday, 18 May 1963
Final Appearance
Saturday, 18 April 1964
Leicester City (h), Division One
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 18 April 1964
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Foot
International Team
Scotland
George Graham
Player #503 for Aston Villa, George Graham, nicknamed Stroller, played as a forward for the club.
George played for Villa in 1962-63 and 1963-64 making 10 appearances and scoring twice.
George was born in Bargeddie, Glasgow on 30 November 1944 and made a goalscoring debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 18 May 1963 aged 18.
Villa had signed George from Coatbridge Boys and he signed professional forms with Villa on 1 December 1961.
George made 4 league and cup appearances in his debut season including playing in the both legs of the 1963 League Cup Final against Birmingham City.
Despite the early promise however George’s Villa career didn’t ignite and he played his final game for the club on Saturday, 18 April 1964 aged just 19 before moving on to Chelsea for a fee of £5,950 on 1 July 1964
George had played under Villa manager Joe Mercer.
George would go on to become the famed title winning Arsenal manager of the 1980s