Graham Anthony Ricketts (30 July 1939 – 2000) is a former

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who played as a

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for

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, and

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

. He was also an England Youth international.

Club career

Ricketts began his career at

, moving to

in 1961.

Doncaster Rovers

He was signed in July 1964 by English fourth division club

, his debut being in a 5–2 defeat at

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on 22 August 1954.

Peterborough United

He was sold for £2,500 to

of the English third division in March 1968. His first game was against Stockport County on 9 March 1968, and his first goal was in a 1–1 draw at

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a week later. At the end of the 1969–70 season, Ricketts left to play for

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, and later played for March Town United and Yaxley.

International career

Ricketts was an England youth international, playing in 4 matches in February and March 1956.

Personal life

His grandson, Joe Burgess, played as a defender for Peterborough United, Histon, Fleetwood Town, Ilkeston, and Boston United.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricketts, Graham 1939 births Living people Footballers from Oxford English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football wing halves Bristol Rovers F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players March Town United F.C. players Yaxley F.C. players England men's youth international footballers