Keith Graydon
Irish footballer
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Keith Graydon (born 10 February 1983) is an Irish footballer who plays for Morpeth Town as a midfielder and a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Graydon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Morpeth Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2000 | Home Farm | ||
| 2000–2003 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → York City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Scarborough | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2004–2005 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 2005 | Washington Nissan | ||
| 2005 | Dunston Federation | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gateshead | 21 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Durham City | ||
| 2008 | Sunderland RCA | ||
| 2008 | Jarrow Roofing | ||
| 2008–2009 | Newcastle Blue Star | ||
| 2009 | Durham City | ||
| 2009–2014 | Spennymoor Town | ||
| 2014–2019 | Morpeth Town | 116 | (16) |
| 2019- | Newcastle Blue Star | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | ? | (?) | |
| Republic of Ireland U18 | ? | (?) | |
| Republic of Ireland U20 | ? | (?) | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:14, 25 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:17, 12 November 2012 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Dublin, County Dublin, Graydon was a member of the Home Farm youth system before joining English club Sunderland on a professional contract on 28 February 2000.[1][2] He joined Third Division side York City on a one-month loan on 27 March 2003.[3][4] His debut came on 29 March 2003 after starting York's 2–0 defeat at home to Southend United.[5] In the following game, a 2–2 home draw with Rochdale on 12 April 2003, Graydon scored his first and only goal for York with a 35th minute penalty kick.[5] Graydon finished the loan spell at York with one goal in seven appearances, and in May 2003 he was released from his Sunderland contract.[5][6]
Graydon went on trial with Football Conference side Scarborough before signing on non-contract terms on 25 September 2003.[7] He signed a contract for the rest of the 2003–04 season the following month and made his debut for the club as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win over Port Vale in the Football League Trophy on 14 October 2003.[8][9][10] Having made four appearances for Scarborough, Graydon signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit Blyth Spartans on 29 March 2004.[9][11] He left for league rivals Spennymoor United in September 2004.[12]
Having joined Washington Nissan in April 2005, Graydon signed for Dunston Federation in July.[13][14] He signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Gateshead in October 2005, making his debut on 22 October in a 3–2 home win over Ashton United.[15][16] He finished the 2005–06 season with 24 appearances before leaving Gateshead for Durham City in the summer of 2006.[16][17] He scored seven Northern League Division One goals in the 2007–08 season before joining Sunderland RCA in the summer of 2008, where he was made captain.[18][19]
Graydon signed for Sunderland RCA's Northern League rivals Jarrow Roofing in October 2008.[20] However, during the following month he signed for Northern Premier League Division One North outfit Newcastle Blue Star.[21] Graydon re-signed for Durham in March 2009, with manager Lee Collings praising his impact at the club, saying "We've hopefully come out of a little blip and re-signing Keith Graydon has made a big difference. He ran the show against Radcliffe".[22] He left for Spennymoor Town in the summer of 2009 and scored 12 goals in the Northern League Division One in the 2009–10 season.[23][24] Graydon scored the winning goal for Spennymoor in the 2013 FA Vase Final at Wembley Stadium on 4 May 2013 with a powerful shot from eight yards 10 minutes from full-time, as the side beat Tunbridge Wells 2–1.[25] In November 2014 he signed for Morpeth Town,[26] who he captained to another FA Vase win in 2015–16.[27]
International career
Style of play
Graydon plays as a midfielder and a striker.[30][31]
Career statistics
- As of 25 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2002–03[5] | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| York City (loan) | 2002–03[5] | Third Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Scarborough | 2003–04[9] | Football Conference | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Gateshead | 2005–06[16] | NPL Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Morpeth Town | 2014–15[32] | Northern League Division One | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2015–16[32] | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[32] | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18[32] | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | ||||||||||||
- 1 appearance in Football League Trophy, 1 in FA Trophy
- 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 2 in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
