Graham Ricketts
{{Short description|English footballer (1939–2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Graham Ricketts
|fullname = Graham Anthony Ricketts
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|7|30|df=y}}
|birth_place = Oxford, England
|death_date =
|death_place =
|position = Wing half
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1956–1961 | clubs1 = Bristol Rovers | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1961–1964 | clubs2 = Stockport County | caps2 = 119 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1964–1968 | clubs3 = Doncaster Rovers | caps3 = 150 | goals3 = 15
| years4 = 1968–1970 | clubs4 = Peterborough United | caps4 = 46 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1970–19?? | clubs5 = King's Lynn | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = | clubs6 = March Town United | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = | clubs7 = Yaxley | caps7 = | goals7 =
| nationalyears1 = 1956 | nationalteam1 = England Youth| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Graham Anthony Ricketts (30 July 1939 – 2000) is a former footballer who played as a wing half for Bristol Rovers, Stockport County, Doncaster Rovers, and Peterborough United. He was also an England Youth international.
Club career
Ricketts began his career at Bristol Rovers, moving to Stockport County in 1961.
=Doncaster Rovers=
He was signed in July 1964 by English fourth division club Doncaster Rovers, his debut being in a 5–2 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue on 22 August 1954.
=Peterborough United=
He was sold for £2,500 to Peterborough United of the English third division in March 1968. His first game was against Stockport County on 9 March 1968, and his first goal was in a 1–1 draw at Shrewsbury Town a week later.{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/8189/|title=Graham Ricketts's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|website=www.uptheposh.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
At the end of the 1969–70 season, Ricketts left to play for King's Lynn,{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/seasons/83/transfers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512230745/http://www.uptheposh.com/seasons/83/transfers/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 May 2008|title=1970/71 Transfers - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|website=www.uptheposh.com}} and later played for March Town United and Yaxley.
International career
Personal life
His grandson, Joe Burgess, played as a defender for Peterborough United, Histon, Fleetwood Town, Ilkeston, and Boston United.{{cite web|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/sports-awards-2005-junior-footballer-of-the-year-1-60213|title=SPORTS AWARDS 2005: Junior Footballer Of The Year|website=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk|access-date=12 June 2017|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328043327/https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/sports-awards-2005-junior-footballer-of-the-year-1-60213|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonunited.co.uk/teams/24809/player/joe-burgess-1648400|title=Joe Burgess - First Team - Boston United Football Club|website=www.bostonunited.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/10214/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205150701/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/10214/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 December 2018|title=Joe Burgess's Biography - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|website=www.uptheposh.com}}
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Category:Footballers from Oxford
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football wing halves
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:King's Lynn F.C. players