Gareth Graham

Club career

Crystal Palace Graham began his career in his native Northern Ireland with Dungoyne Boys and Glentoran before moving to England to join the youth system at Crystal Palace. He reached the final of the FA Youth Cup and won the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup with the youth team during the 1996–97 season and also made his debut for the reserve team. Graham signed his first professional contract in March 1997 and broke into the reserve team during the early part of the 1997–98 season.

A broken leg suffered in a Surrey Senior Cup match for the reserve team in late 1997 hampered Graham's progress. He made his Crystal Palace debut away to Watford on 24 April 1999, as a substitute for Steven Thomson after 77 minutes of the 2–1 defeat. Graham failed to receive a call into the first team during the early months of the 1999–00 season and departed the club in October 1999.

Brentford Graham joined Second Division club Brentford on loan on 28 September 1999 and the move was made permanent on 6 October. Following a loan at Southern League Premier Division club Crawley Town, Graham made his Brentford debut on 18 December, as a late substitute for Martin Rowlands in a 1–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. He made his only appearance of the season as a late substitute for Jay Tabb in a 2–2 draw with Luton Town on 3 May 2001. Graham was released at the end of the 2000–01 season, after making just 14 appearances during his time with the Bees. His last club was Lingfield, for whom he made the final appearance of his career early in the 2014–15 season.

International career Graham won five caps for Northern Ireland at U21 level. He made his debut in a 1–1 1999 International Triangular Tournament draw with Scotland on 4 June 1999. He is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.

Career statistics

Honours AFC Wimbledon Isthmian League First Division: 2004–05 Combined Counties League Premier Division: 2003–04