Grahame McGifford

Grahame McGifford
Personal information
Full name	Grahame Leslie McGifford
Date of birth	1 May 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Carshalton, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1976	Huddersfield Town
1976–1977	Hull City
1977–1978	Port Vale
	Northwich Victoria
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grahame Leslie McGifford (born 1 May 1955) is an English former footballer, who played at right-back for Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Port Vale and Northwich Victoria.

Career

McGifford started his career with Huddersfield Town in 1972.^[3] Manager Ian Greaves handed him his Second Division debut as a substitute in the 1972–73 season, after which the "Terriers" were relegated into the Third Division. He made 17 appearances in 1973–74 and 24 appearances in 1974–75, as Bobby Collins's only season in charge at Leeds Road saw the club slip into the Fourth Division for the first time. McGifford lost his first-team place under new boss Tom Johnston and played only three games in 1975–76. He spent the 1976–77 campaign with Hull City, but featured just once in the Second Division for John Kaye's "Tigers". He departed Boothferry Park for Vale Park in June 1977, when he dropped down a division to sign for Port Vale.^[1] A regular in the first half of the 1977–78 season, he made 20 league and seven cup appearances for the "Valiants", keeping his first-team place despite manager Roy Sproson being replaced by Bobby Smith. However, McGifford suffered a serious knee injury in December 1977, and was given a free transfer in May 1978 to Northern Premier League side Northwich Victoria.^[1] He later entered the finance industry and took up residence in Stockport.^[4]

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	1972–73	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1973–74	Third Division	16	0	0	0	1	0	17	0
	1974–75	Third Division	22	0	1	0	1	0	24	0
	1975–76	Fourth Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		42	0	1	0	2	0	45	0
Hull City	1976–77	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Port Vale	1977–78	Third Division	20	0	4	0	3	0	27	0
Career total			63	0	5	0	6	0	74	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 192. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Rollin, Jack; Dunk, Peter (1976). Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History
^ "Port Vale - M". where-are-they-now.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^ Grahame McGifford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)