George Graham (soccer)


George Graham was an Irish-Canadian soccer player who earned one cap with Canada in 1926. He played professionally in both Canada and the United States. In 2017, as part of the "Legends Class" he was elected to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as a player.

Club

Born in Ireland, Graham’s parents moved to Canada when he was fourteen and settled near Edmonton. Graham worked for the T. Eaton Company and played for the Eaton-sponsored Toronto Ulster United. In 1925, Graham joined Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. In 1927, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen, playing thirty league games and scoring seventeen goals. Near the end of the season, the Marksmen sent Graham to the Brooklyn Wanderers where he scored another two goals in four games. His combined goals total put him thirteenth on the league’s goals table that season. He then returned to Canada where he spent the remainder of his career with Toronto Ulster United. In 1929, Graham scored in the final as Toronto won the Carls-Rite Cup.

International

On November 6, 1926, Graham scored in Canada’s 2-6 away loss to the United States.