Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #398
Appearances:
15
Starts:
15
Goals:
4
Seasons:
4
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1948-49
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1948-49
John Graham
Position
Forward
From
1945-46
To
1948-49
IMAGE CREDIT
John Graham
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Division
FLS | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
15 |
4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Starts
15 |
4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
4 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 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
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
John Graham
Birth Date
Monday, 26 April 1926
Birth Place
Leyland, Lancashire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Leyland Motors
From
For
Free
On
August 1946
Previous Clubs
Leyland Motors works team |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Wrexham
For
Free
On
June 1949
Subsequent Clubs
1949-53 Wrexham |
1953 Rochdale |
1953-54 Bradford City |
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1948-49
Source: Aston Villa Annual 1948-49
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1945-49 Aston Villa, Free, 15 | 4 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Alex Massie |
First Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 5 September 1945
Debut Appearance
Wednesday, 5 September 1945
West Bromwich Albion (h), Football League South
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 28 September 1946
Final Appearance
Saturday, 25 September 1948
Manchester United (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 25 September 1948
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
(5ft 9 in) 1.75 m
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1 September 2006, Aged 80
John Graham
Player #398 for Aston Villa, John Graham played as a forward for the club. John played for Villa between 1945-46 and 1948-49 making 15 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
John was born in Leyland, Lancashire on 26 April 1926 and made his professional debut for Villa in the 1945-46 FA Cup aged 19.
Villa had signed John from amateur side Leyland Motors in October 1946.
Unlucky with injuries - John required an operation on cartridge trouble in his intended debut season of 1946-47 - only to recover and pass muster in the Central League for his first team place to be prematurely lost as he dislocated his shoulder early in the game with Huddersfield Town on 14 February 1948. When fit, John was a quick and able forward, speedy with a good shot that he used to strong effect.
Over his four seasons with Villa John was mainly used as a back up to the first team and would only break five appearances in a single season on one occasion when he made seven starts in the 1946-47 season.
John played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 25 September 1948 aged 22 before moving on to Wrexham.
John had played under Villa manager Alex Massie.
John passed away in Lancashire in September 2006 aged 80.