Graham Day (footballer)

Graham Day

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-11-22)22 November 1953
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	8 February 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 67)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1979	Bristol Rovers	130	(1)
1975–1981	Portland Timbers	122	(9)
1980–1981	Portland Timbers (indoor)	13	(2)
Total		265	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graham Day (22 November 1953 – 8 February 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in both England and the United States, Day made 262 career league appearances. He died in 2021.^[1]

Career

Born in Bristol, Day began his career in 1974 with Bristol Rovers of the Football League. Between 1974 and 1979, Day made 130 league appearances, scoring 1 goal in the process.^[2]

Day also played in the North American Soccer League for the Portland Timbers, making a further 135 league appearances, scoring 11 goals.^[3]

References

1. "RIP Graham Day". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
2. "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
3. "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 10 September 2009.