Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Graham Sissons | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Country Girl | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1954–1962 | Birmingham City | 90 | (0) |
1962–1964 | Peterborough United | 68 | (0) |
1964–1968 | Walsall | 98 | (1) |
1968–19?? | Stourbridge | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
John Graham Sissons, known as Graham Sissons, (born May 20, 1934 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall, and played in both legs of the 1961 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which Birmingham lost to A.S. Roma. For Birmingham, he was used as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre half, and later replaced George Allen at left back.