Graham Fyfe (footballer, born 1951)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 August 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1976 | Rangers | 64 | (22) |
1976–1977 | Hibernian | 10 | (1) |
1977–1979 | Dumbarton | 59 | (11) |
1978 | → Adelaide City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 31 | (37) |
1980–1983 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 33 | (38) |
1983–1984 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 52 | (34) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Graham Fyfe (born 18 August 1951 in Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional football player, who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Fyfe made his first appearance for Rangers at Ibrox in league match against Hearts on 25 March 1969. He started on the right wing in a 3–2 home win. He went on to make 70 appearances for the club, including the first match against Ajax Amsterdam in the first ever European Super Cup. Fyfe also scored 23 goals which was not bad at all from a midfielder.
He left to join Hibernian after seven seasons in Govan, but his stay in Edinburgh was short lived, as he moved on to Dumbarton the following year. He played at Boghead Park for two seasons before moving to the US to play with Major Indoor Soccer League sides Pittsburgh Spirit and Cleveland Force.
In 1980, Fyfe said that he had to leave Rangers because he had married a girl who was Catholic.[1] However, the media of the period approached other Rangers players who had married Catholic women, including Bobby Russell (who played 370 games for Rangers), and they did not support Fyfe's claims.[2]
Fyfe signed with the St. Louis Steamers in 1983 and spent one season with them.[3]
References[]
- ^ Murray, Bill (2000). The Old Firm. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 201. ISBN 0-85976-542-3.
- ^ Ferrier, Bob & McElroy, Robert (1998). Rangers Player By Player. London: Hamlyn. p. 98. ISBN 0-600-59495-5.
- ^ St. Louis Steamers Rosters Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Graham Fyfe at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- MISL stats
- Graham Fyfe as Aussie Footballers
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football wingers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Sportspeople from Motherwell
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Adelaide City FC players
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players