Graham Clapham (born 23 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a
midfielder.
Playing career
Clapham began his career with
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
, but left for
Shrewsbury Town in August 1967 without any league appearances to his name. He spent more than four years with the Shrews but in January 1972 he was allowed to join
Chester
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on loan. He marked his Chester debut by scoring in a 1–1 draw with
Southport and he was signed on a permanent basis at end of his loan period.
He began the
1972–73 season as a regular in the Chester side, playing in an 8–2 demolition of
Peterborough United early in the season. However, his appearances became less frequent as the season wore on and at the end of the season he dropped into non–league football with
Grantham Town
Grantham Town Football Club is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1874 as Grantham Football Club. .
He is the father of former
Premier League player
Jamie Clapham and his father in law,
Bert Wilkinson, was also a footballer. Since finishing his playing career, Clapham has lived in
Lincoln and regularly watched Jamie play.
External links
Chester 1972–73 team picture featuring ClaphamThe Independent article on Jamie and Graham Clapham
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clapham, Graham
1947 births
Living people
Footballers from Lincoln, England
English men's footballers
English Football League players
Men's association football midfielders
Newcastle United F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Chester City F.C. players
Grantham Town F.C. players