Arthur Graham

Who is Arthur Graham?

Arthur Graham is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Leeds United, Manchester United, Bradford City and the Scotland national team. He played as a left winger. His brother Jimmy Graham was also a footballer.

Graham began his career with Aberdeen in 1969 and played in five league matches during his first season with the club. Despite limited league appearances, he was given a place in the starting line-up for the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic by manager Eddie Turnbull. Aberdeen defeated Celtic 3–1 with 17-year-old Graham making two assists via left-wing crosses. He remained at Aberdeen until July 1977, winning the Scottish League Cup in his final season.

He joined Leeds United for £125,000 at the start of the 1977–78 season. He scored a total of 47 goals in 260 appearances for Leeds over six seasons, including a hat-trick against Birmingham on 14 January 1978 - the first hat-trick to be scored by a Leeds United player in any competition for nearly five years.

However, Leeds United were relegated to the Second Division in the 1981–82 season and failed to regain their status in the top division in 1982–83. Graham was subsequently sold to Manchester United for £50,000 in August 1983.