Graham Anthony
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Graham Anthony
| fullname = Graham John Anthony
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|08|09}}
| birth_place = South Shields, England
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| position =
| years1 = 1993–1997
| years2 = 1996
| years3 = 1997
| years4 = 1997
| years5 = 1997–2000
| years6 = 2000–2006
| years7 = 2006–?
| clubs1 = Sheffield United
| clubs2 = → Scarborough (loan)
| clubs3 = Swindon Town
| clubs4 = Plymouth Argyle
| clubs5 = Carlisle United
| clubs6 = Barrow
| clubs7 = Workington
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 69
| goals5 = 3
| caps6 = 245
| goals6 = 12
| caps7 = 65
| goals7 = 11
}}
Graham John Anthony (born 9 August 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sheffield United, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United in The Football League.
Career
Born in South Shields, Anthony was a trainee at Sheffield United but failed to make the breakthrough into the first team squad, making only three league appearances as a substitute.{{cite book |author=Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham |title=Sheffield United Who's Who |publisher=Hallamshire Press |year=2008|pages=35 |isbn=978-1-874718-69-7}} After brief spells at Swindon Town and Plymouth Argyle he settled at Carlisle United where he played regularly for three seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/grahamanthony.html|title=Graham Anthony|last=|first=|date=|website=UK A-Z Transfers|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
He subsequently dropped into non-league football before retiring some time after 2006 to run a guest house in Cumbria.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/carlisle-united
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthony, Graham}}
Category:Footballers from South Shields
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:English Football League players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Scarborough F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:Workington A.F.C. players
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