Andy Graham

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Andrew Graham (born 22 September 1983, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who is currently the player/manager of Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.

Andy Graham

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Graham
Date of birth	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Team information
Current team	Alloa Athletic (player/manager)
Youth career
	Glasgow Amateurs U21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Stirling Albion	133	(10)
2010–2011	Hamilton Academical	15	(0)
2011–2012	Greenock Morton	27	(0)
2012–2015	Dumbarton	102	(6)
2015–2016	Ayr United	25	(2)
2016–2023	Alloa Athletic	188	(14)
Managerial career
2023–	Alloa Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Graham, who played as a defender, started his career as a youth with Glasgow Amateurs, before playing for Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton, Ayr United and Alloa Athletic, where he entered management in November 2023.

Career

Stirling Albion

Graham joined Stirling Albion from Glasgow Amateurs U-21 squad.^[2] His debut for Stirling Albion was on 30 July 2005, against Ayr United and he scored his first senior club goal on 27 August 2005 against Alloa Athletic.^[3] He started his career as a central defender but won the Stirling Albion.com Player of the Year award for the 2009–10 season playing at right back.

Hamilton & Morton

After his contract with Stirling Albion expired, Graham joined Hamilton Academical for the 2010–11 season, signing on a one-year contract.^[4]

Upon reaching the end of his year-long deal at Accies, Graham signed for the club that he supports – Greenock Morton.^[5] After breaking his cheekbone in the Renfrewshire Cup final, Graham made his début as a substitute against Dundee on 27 August 2011.

Dumbarton

After one season at Cappielow, Graham was released and signed for nearby Dumbarton along with teammate Ross Forsyth,^[6] where he was made captain^[7] He scored his first goal for the club against East Stirlingshire in November 2012. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Graham signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton. In May 2014 Graham agreed to another new one-year contract.^[8] He played in 83 consecutive matches^[9] before missing the 3–0 defeat to Hibernian in February 2015^[10] to attend the birth of his daughter, Eilidh.

He made his 100th appearance for the club on the final day of the 2014–15 season in a 2–2 draw with Raith. After winning the club's player of the season accolade^[11] he renewed his contract for the 2015–16 season.^[12][13] He was replaced by Darren Barr as club captain in July 2015^[14] and left the club by mutual consent a month later^[15]

Ayr United

On 27 August 2015, Graham signed for Ayr United on a one-year contract.^[16] He scored the winning penalty in the Scottish Championship play-off final shoot-out against Stranraer.^[17] Shortly after this, he was released by Ayr.^[18]

Alloa Athletic

On 2 June 2016, Graham joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic, to be reunited with coach Jack Ross.^[19] He became team captain, and then their player/manager in November 2023.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stirling Albion	2005–06[21][22][23]	Scottish Second Division	30	2	3	0	2	0	2[a]	0	37	2
	2006–07[24]		15	0	2	0	1	0	1[a]	0	19	0
	2007–08[25]	Scottish First Division	26	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
	2008–09[26][27][28]	Scottish Second Division	26	2	1	0	1	1	1[a]	0	29	3
	2009–10[29][30]		36	6	4	0	1	0	3[a]	1	44	7
	Total		133	10	11	0	7	1	7	1	158	12
Hamilton Academical	2010–11[31]	Scottish Premier League	15	0	2	0	0	0	—		17	0
Greenock Morton	2011–12[32][30]	Scottish First Division	27	0	3	0	0	0	1[a]	0	31	0
Dumbarton	2012–13[33][30][34]	Scottish First Division	30	2	2	1	2	0	1[a]	0	35	3
	2013–14[35]	Scottish Championship	36	2	4	0	2	0	1[a]	0	43	2
	2014–15[36]		34	2	1	0	2	1	1[a]	0	38	3
	2015–16[37]		2	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	4	0
	Total		102	6	7	1	7	1	4	0	120	8
Ayr United	2015–16[37]	Scottish League One	25	2	1	0	0	0	2[b]	0	28	2
Alloa Athletic	2016–17[38]	Scottish League One	34	4	2	0	6	1	6[c]	0	48	5
	2017–18[39]		33	3	2	0	4	0	6[d]	0	45	3
	2018–19[40]	Scottish Championship	36	3	2	0	4	0	4[a]	0	46	3
	2019–20[41]		17	0	1	0	4	0	2[a]	0	24	0
	2020–21[42]		25	1	1	0	4	0	—		30	1
	Total		145	11	8	0	22	1	18	0	193	12
Career total			447	29	32	1	37	3	32	1	547	34

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the 2016–17 Championship play-offs
4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the 2017–18 Championship play-offs

Managerial Record

As of match played 3 May 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Alloa Athletic	15 November 2023	present	72	30	20	22	041.67
Career Total			72	30	20	22	041.67	—

See also

• 2011–12 Greenock Morton F.C. season