Graham Sissons
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Graham Sissons[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1934-05-20) 20 May 1934 (age 90)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Country Girl | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1961 | Birmingham City[a] | 91 | (0) |
1961–1964 | Peterborough United | 68 | (0) |
1964–1968 | Walsall | 98 | (1) |
1968–19?? | Stourbridge | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Graham Sissons (born 20 May 1934) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall,[5] and played in both legs of the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, which Birmingham lost to Roma. For Birmingham, he was used as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre half, and later replaced George Allen at left back.[2]
Honours
Birmingham City
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1960–61
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Graham Sissons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 124, 192–98. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Matches: Saturday, March 25, 1961". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham are in confident mood". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 25 March 1961. p. 8.
- ^ "Graham Sissons". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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