Alex Graham

Who was Alex Graham?

Alexander "Alex" Graham was a Scottish footballer.

Graham was born in Galston, just outside Hurlford, Ayrshire and started playing for local club Hurlford United before moving to Lanarkshire where he played for Larkhall United. He was taken on trial by Woolwich Arsenal in December 1911 and was signed permanently the following January. After a year in the reserves he made his debut in a First Division match on 25 December 1912 against Notts County, and played another eleven games that season. Graham either played at centre half or left half, at first mainly deputising for more established players such as Angus McKinnon.

By 1914-15 with Woolwich Arsenal now relegated to the Second Division, Graham had become a regular, but World War I brought with it the suspension of League football in England. Graham left Arsenal to return to his native Scotland, where he played for Hamilton Academical from January 1917, and Third Lanark for the 1918/19 season. After football in England resumed in 1919, he re-signed for Arsenal and retook his regular place at centre half.