Graham Adams

{{Short description|English footballer and coach (1933–2020)}}

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| fullname = Graham Wallace Adams

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1933|3|1}}

| birth_place = Torrington, Devon, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|2|14|1933|3|1}}

| death_place = 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada

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| manageryears1 = 1961–1962

| manageryears2 = 1971–1972

| manageryears3 = 1972–1973

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| managerclubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers

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| managerclubs3 = Montreal Olympique

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Graham Adams (1 March 1933 – 14 February 2020) was a football player and football coach. During his career as a player, he played for Plymouth Argyle F.C. and Oxford United F.C.

In September 1961 he was appointed coach of the then amateur club Wycombe Wanderers F.C.{{cite book|last=Dave Finch|first=Steve Peart|title=Wycombe Wanderers 1887-1996 The Official History|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|isbn=1874427763|page=48}} - a position he held until the end of the season. In 1971, he became the first foreign South Korea national football team assistant coach and technical advisor.(March 1971 ~ February 1972){{Cite news|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1972022600329208017&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1972-02-26&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=8125&publishType=00020|script-title=ko:한국축구의 사활-중앙집권 탈피에 말썽의 1년 임기 마치고 이한한 아담스 코치 |language=Korean |publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper |date=26 February 1972}} After his coaching career in South Korea, he was appointed manager of the Montreal Olympique.[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/A/Adams.Graham.htm Montreal Olympique Profile] In 1967, he led the Bermuda national football team to a silver medal at the Pan American Games.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ttfootballhistory.com/node/2569|title=Little Island Enters Final|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|date=1967-08-01|access-date=31 January 2016|archive-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110133746/http://www.ttfootballhistory.com/node/2569|url-status=dead}} In 1974, he was the head coach for the Quebec Selects in the National Soccer League.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=May 27, 1974|title=Quebec-financed soccer team loses both weekend matches|page=S6|work=The Globe and Mail}}

He died on February 14, 2020.{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-02-14|title=Graham Wallace Adams Obituary|url=https://www.100milefreepress.net/obituaries/graham-wallace-adams/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=100 Mile House Free Press|language=en-US}}