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William Graham

Personal information
Full name	William Evans Graham '
Born	(1886-01-29)January 29, 1886 County Dublin
Died	5 September 1947(1947-09-05) (aged 61)
Playing position	Left half back/Midfielder
Youth career
	Kingstown Grammar School
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
18xx–1907	Palmerstown
1907–19xx	Monkstown
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1907–1909	Ireland	10
Medal record Representing  Ireland/ Great Britain Summer Olympics Silver 1908 London Team

William Evans Graham ' was an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that played at the 1908 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. Graham also won Irish Senior Cup titles with both Palmerstown and Monkstown. He later served as an Ireland selector before becoming president of the Irish Hockey Union during the 1933–34 season. He was club president at Monkstown from 1927 until 1936. Graham was also a medical doctor.

Domestic teams

Graham first played field hockey at Kingstown Grammar School before joining Palmerstown. He subsequently helped Palmerstown win the Irish Senior Cup. After the club disbanded in 1907, Graham and most of the Palmerstown squad moved to Monkstown where he won two more Irish Senior Cup titles in 1911 and 1914. His team mates at Palmerstown and Monkstown included J.E. Mills and the Peterson brothers, most notably Jack and Walter.

Ireland international

From 1907 to 1909 Graham made 10 senior appearances for Ireland. Graham was a member of the Ireland team that played at the 1908 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. Ireland defeated Wales 3–1 in a semi-final before losing 8–1 to England in the final.

Honours

Ireland

• Summer Olympics
  • Runners Up: 1908: 1

Monkstown

• Irish Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1910, 1914: 2

Palmerstown

• Irish Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1904–05: 1 ?