Andrew Graham (born 22 September 1983,

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) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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side

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. Graham started his career as a youth with Glasgow Amateurs, before playing for

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and

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Career

Stirling Albion

Graham joined

from Glasgow Amateurs U-21 squad. His debut for Stirling Albion was on 30 July 2005, against

and he scored his first senior club goal on 27 August 2005 against

. He started his career as a

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but won the Stirling Albion.com Player of the Year award for the 2009–10 season playing at right back.

Hamilton & Morton

After his contract with Stirling Albion expired, Graham joined

for the 2010–11 season, signing on a one-year contract. Upon reaching the end of his year-long deal at Accies, Graham signed for the club that he supports –

. After breaking his cheekbone in the

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final, Graham made his début as a substitute against

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on 27 August 2011.

Dumbarton

After one season at

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, Graham was released and signed for nearby

along with teammate

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, where he was made captain He scored his first goal for the club against

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in November 2012. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Graham signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton. In May 2014 Graham agreed to another new one-year contract. He played in 83 consecutive matches before missing the 3–0 defeat to Hibernian in February 2015 to attend the birth of his daughter, Eilidh. He made his 100th appearance for the club on the final day of the 2014–15 season in a 2–2 draw with Raith. After winning the club's player of the season accolade he renewed his contract for the 2015–16 season. He was replaced by

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as club captain in July 2015 and left the club by mutual consent a month later

Ayr United

On 27 August 2015, Graham signed for

on a one-year contract. He scored the winning penalty in the Scottish Championship play-off final shoot-out against

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. Shortly after this, he was released by Ayr.

Alloa Athletic

On 2 June 2016, Graham joined

side

, to be reunited with coach Jack Ross. He is currently the team captain.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Andy Living people 1983 births Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Stirling Albion F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players People from Dunoon Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Glasgow Footballers from Argyll and Bute People educated at Dunoon Grammar School