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Graham was born in Hurlford, Ayrshire but started playing for local clubs in Lanarkshire. He was taken on trial by Arsenal in December 1911 and was signed permanently the following January. After a year in the reserves he made his debut in a First Division match on December 25, 1912 against Notts County, and played another eleven games that season. Graham either played at centre half or left half, at first mainly deputising for more established players such as Angus McKinnon. Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) was a county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Notts County Football Club are a football club based in Nottingham, England and are the oldest professional football team in the world. ... In the sport of football (soccer), each of the eleven players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ...

By 1914-15 with Woolwich Arsenal now relegated to the Second Division, Graham had become a regular, but World War I brought with it the suspension of League football in England. Graham left Arsenal to return to his native Scotland, but after football resumed in 1919, he re-signed for Arsenal (who had won back promotion to the First Division) and retook his regular place at centre half. He was a regular for Arsenal's first three seasons after the war, from 1919 until 1922, and won a single cap for Scotland, in a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland on February 26, 1902. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire French Empire Italy Russian Empire Kingdom of Serbia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nikolay II Nikolay Yudenich Radomir Putnik Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Largest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 February 1930) Worst defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The arrival of Jack Butler menat Graham had competition for his place, and at the start of 1922-23 he lost his regular centre half place, though he continued to be used as a bit-part player deputising in other half-back positions for that season and the next one. He was sold to Brentford in December 1924; he played 179 times for Arsenal in total, scoring 20 goals (many of them penalties). John Dennis Jack Butler (August 14, 1894 – January 5, 1961) was an English footballer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Brentford Football Club (nicknamed the Bees or The red and white army) are an English association football club from the town of Brentford, Hounslow, Greater London and are currently playing in Football League One. ... A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football (soccer), taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal. ...

He spent a season and a half at Brentford, playing 47 league matches and scoring 10 goals. He retired from playing in the summer of 1926; in the meantime he had become Brentford's assistant manager in December 1925. However, he did not pursue a career in management and soon left football altogether. He died in 1943, at the age of 52.

References

• Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899-42903-4.