William Graham (footballer, born 1914)
English footballer, born 1914
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| Intro | English footballer, born 1914 | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 3 October 1914, Hetton-le-Hole, Hetton, City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | |
| Death | 1 September 1996Cheshire, North West England, England, United Kingdom (aged 81 years) |
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William "Billy" Graham (3 October 1914 – September 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Graham started his career in non-league football with Blyth Spartans before joining Football League Second Division club Burnley in September 1932. He made his debut for the club on 2 December 1933 in the 0–0 draw away at Millwall 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 Hull City on 19 March 1935 and played his final Burnley game on 13 April 1935 in the 1–2 loss against Bradford Park Avenue. 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.