Graeme Christopher Law (born 6 October 1984) is a Scottish former professional

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who plays as a defender. He was most recently player-assistant coach for Tamworth. Law played for

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, Tamworth, Farsley Celtic and

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. He played in

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during the 2003–04 season for York and represented Scotland at under-19 level four times. Law most famously made the Dundee all-time worst 11.

Club career

Tamworth

On 30 October 2007, Law returned to

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side Tamworth on

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. A month later it was confirmed that Law had signed a permanent deal to re-join Tamworth after impressing whilst on loan, signing a deal that would keep him at the club until the end of the 2007–08 season. On 3 June 2008, Law agreed a new deal with Tamworth keeping him at the club until the end of the 2008–09 season, in which Tamworth were promoted to the

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after winning the

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championship.

Later career

In August 2009 he joined

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before in December 2010 switching to

International career

Law made his debut for the Scotland under-19 team in a 2–1 victory over

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on 25 September. He made three appearances in

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qualification, finishing his under-19 career with four

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Coaching career

On 1 July 2012, Law returned to Tamworth, to work alongside his namesake Marcus as the club's new assistant coach.

Personal life

Law studied for a

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degree in Physical Education and Sports Coaching at

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. In April 2016, his PhD paper on footballers, money and gambling received national press coverage.

Honours

Tamworth *

: 2008–09

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Law, Graeme 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kirkcaldy Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders York City F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish Football League players People associated with York St John University Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade