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| George Graham | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | George Graham | |
| Date of birth: | 30 November 1944 | |
| Place of birth: | Bargeddie, North Lanarkshire,  Scotland
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| Playing position: | Midfielder / Forward | |
| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 1964–1966 1966–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976 1976–1977 1978 Total |
 Aston Villa Chelsea Arsenal Manchester United Portsmouth Crystal Palace California Surf |
8 (2) 72 (35) 227 (60) 43 (2) 61 (5) 44 (2) 17 (0) 472 (106) |
| National team | ||
| 1971–1973 | Scotland
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12 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1982–1986 1986–1995 1996–1998 1998–2001 |
Millwall Arsenal Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur
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George Graham (born 30 November 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He achieved success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.
Early life[]
The youngest of seven children, Graham grew up in poverty in Bargeddie, near Coatbridge. He was raised by his mother, Janet, after his father, Robert Young Graham, died of tuberculosis and heart failure on Christmas Day 1944, when George was not yet a month old. His elder sister also died of tuberculosis at the age of 19, in 1951. When growing up, Graham showed considerable promise as a footballer, and Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa displayed an interest in the young Graham.
Honours[]
Playing career[]
Chelsea
- League Cup, 1965
Arsenal
- Football League Division 1 Championship, 1970–71
- FA Cup, 1970–71
- FA Cup Finalist, 1972
- UEFA Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1970
Managerial career[]
Millwall
- Football League Trophy, 1983
- Football League Division 3 Promotion, 1984–85
Arsenal
- League Cup, 1987, 1993
- League Cup Finalist, 1988
- Football League Division 1 Championship, 1988–89, 1990–91
- FA Cup, 1993
- FA Charity Shield, 1991 (shared with Tottenham Hotspur)
- European Cup Winners' Cup, 1994
Tottenham Hotspur
- League Cup, 1999
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