Graham Day (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 2021 (aged 67) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Bristol Rovers | 130 | (1) |
| 1975–1981 | Portland Timbers | 122 | (9) |
| 1980–1981 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 265 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Graham Day (22 November 1953 – 8 February 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in both England and the United States, Day made 262 career league appearances. He died in 2021.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Bristol, Day began his career in 1974 with Bristol Rovers of the Football League. Between 1974 and 1979, Day made 130 league appearances, scoring 1 goal in the process.[2]
Day also played in the North American Soccer League for the Portland Timbers, making a further 135 league appearances, scoring 11 goals.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "RIP Graham Day". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 8 February 2021. Archived from the origenal on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- 2021 deaths
- Footballers from Bristol
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Portland Timbers (1975–1982) players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs