Graham Wilkins

Graham Wilkins
Personal information
Full nameGraham George Wilkins
Date of birth28 June 1955
Place of birthHillingdon, England
Playing positionFull back
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1982Chelsea137(1)
1982–1984Brentford38(0)
1983Southend United (loan)3(0)
1984–?Southall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Graham George Wilkins (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Chelsea,[1] Brentford and Southend United.[2]

Wilkins was the son of footballer George Wilkins and the eldest of four Hillingdon-born brothers who played professional football, including the England international Ray Wilkins. He began his career with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut on 26 December 1972, as a 17-year-old, in a 3–0 defeat away to Ipswich Town in the First Division.[3] He played 149 games in all competitions, scoring once,[4] before moving on to Brentford in 1982. A broken leg forced his retirement from the professional game.[5]

References

  1. "Chelsea : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. "Brentford : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. "Graham Wilkins Chelsea FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. "Graham Wilkins". Historical Player Database. Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  5. Henderson, Charlie; Bevan, Chris (23 February 2007). "Were you there ...". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2009.

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