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Graham Allen

Posted on: Wed 31 Aug 2011

Graham Allen

Born 8 April 1977 (Age 27 at debut)

Position: Defender

(Diamonds player #182)

Total appearances 34 - 2 goals

(31 League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy)

Debut:

7 August 2004 (Home Kidderminster Harriers)

Final game:

14 January 2006 (Home Wrexham)

Graham was a youth trainee at Everton and made his debut for the Premiership side on Boxing Day 1996. Despite making six appearance, he went out on loan to Tranmere Rovers at the end of the 97/98 season and signed for them when he was released during the summer of 1998. The central defender went on to become a popular figure amongst the Tranmere supporters and made 200 appearances in six years, scoring 10 goals in the process.

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He became one of Ernie Tippett's first signings when he joined Diamonds from Tranmere on 14 June 2004 and was allocated the No.5 squad number during the two years he was at Nene Park. He was released in May 2005 and joined Chester City, but was plagued with injury which forced him to retire from the full-time scene. After a trial with Droylsden, he joined Bradford Park Avenue in August 2007 and was with them until the summer of 2010.

Appearances

2004/2005 - squad number 5

CCL2

7.8.04

Kidderminster (H)

CCL2

10.8.04

Northampton Tn(A)

CCL2

14.8.04

Lincoln City (A)

CCL2

21.8.04

Grimsby Town (H)

CCL2

4.9.04

Southend Utd (H)

as sub

CCL2

11.9.04

Oxford Utd (A)

CCL2

18.9.04

Cheltenham Tn(H)

CCL2

25.9.04

Swansea City (A)

LDV1

28.9.04

Walsall (A)

CCL2

2.10.04

Rochdale (H)

CCL2

8.10.04

Shrewsbury Tn (A)

CCL2

16.10.04

Chester City (H)

CCL2

19.10.04

Wycombe Wdrs(A)

CCL2

23.10.04

Bury (A)

CCL2

30.10.04

Notts County (H)

CCL2

6.11.04

Darlington (H)

FAC1

13.11.04

Bradford City (A)

CCL2

20.11.04

Cambridge Utd(A)

CCL2

27.11.04

Macclesfield Tn(H)

FAC2

4.12.04

Colchester Utd(H)

CCL2

26.12.04

Oxford Utd (H)

CCL2

28.12.04

Leyton Orient (A)

CCL2

1.1.05

Southend Utd (A)

CCL2

3.1.05

Swansea City (H)

CCL2

8.1.05

Shrewsbury Tn(H)

CCL2

15.1.05

Cheltenham Tn(A)

CCL2

5.2.05

Chester City (A)

CCL2

12.2.05

Wycombe Wdrs(H)

1 goal

CCL2

19.2.05

Notts County (A)

2005/2006 - squad number 5

CCL2

6.8.05

Darlington (H)

CCL2

9.8.05

Mansfield Town(A)

1 goal

CCL2

20.8.05

Chester City (H)

CCL2

7.1.06

Peterborough U(A)

CCL2

14.1.06

Wrexham (H)