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Danny Graham

Danny Graham

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornAugust 12, 1985
👕500+ Apps ⚽100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.28
goals / match
Blackburn Rovers
top club · 191 apps

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2012
€5.80m
top transfer fee · 12/13
27
best season · 10/11
1 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Adrián Ripa
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Cristian Lillo
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired
Joel Theissen
Midfield - Left Midfield · Retired
Michele Garbuglia
Attack · Retired

Shares 1985-08-12 · 4 players total

610Appearances
173Goals
59Assists
25Yellow cards
0Red cards
77Full matches (90′)
Full nameDanny Graham
Name in home countryDaniel Anthony William Graham
Date of birth1985-08-12 (40 yrs)
Place of birthGateshead, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-02-03
Contract expires—
AgentUnique Sports Group
OutfitterUmbro
Feb 2021
Transfer: Sunderland → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: Blackburn → Sunderland
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sunderland AFC
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Blackburn Rovers
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Blackburn Rovers
46 matches · 16 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Blackburn Rovers
48 matches · 17 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Blackburn Rovers
40 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Blackburn
16/17 · Transfer
Jun 2016
Transfer: Blackburn → Sunderland
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Blackburn
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland AFC
30 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2014
Transfer: Wolves → Sunderland
14/15 · Return from loan
Nov 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Wolves
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
23 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Sunderland
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Middlesbrough
13/14 · Loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Hull City → Sunderland
13/14 · Return from loan
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: Sunderland → Hull City
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Middlesbrough FC, Hull City
38 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Swansea → Sunderland
12/13 · Transfer · €5.80m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Swansea City, Sunderland AFC
36 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Swansea City
39 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Watford → Swansea
11/12 · Transfer · €3.90m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Watford FC
49 matches · 27 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Carlisle United → Watford
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Watford FC
49 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Carlisle United
49 matches · 16 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Carlisle United
53 matches · 17 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Carlisle United
07/08 · Transfer
Apr 2007
Transfer: Carlisle United → Middlesbrough
06/07 · Return from loan
Dec 2006
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Carlisle United
06/07 · Loan
Sep 2006
Transfer: Blackpool → Middlesbrough
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Blackpool
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Carlisle United, Blackpool FC, Middlesbrough FC
16 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2006
Transfer: Leeds → Middlesbrough
05/06 · Return from loan
Mar 2006
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Leeds
05/06 · Loan
Feb 2006
Transfer: Derby → Middlesbrough
05/06 · Return from loan
Nov 2005
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Derby
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Leeds United, Derby County, Middlesbrough FC
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Middlesbrough FC
17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2004
Transfer: Darlington → Middlesbrough
03/04 · Return from loan
Mar 2004
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Darlington
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Darlington FC (- 2012)
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Boro U18 → Middlesbrough
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,927 min
Minutes played by club
Sunderland AFC 9.5%
Blackburn Rovers 22.5%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5.7%
Sunderland AFC U21 0.0%
Middlesbrough FC 6.3%
Hull City 14.5%
Swansea City 11.3%
Watford FC 7.9%
Carlisle United 19.1%
Blackpool FC 1.9%
Derby County 0.0%
Leeds United 0.0%
Darlington FC (- 2012) 1.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sunderland AFC 4 12/13 20/21 59 2 4 661
Blackburn Rovers 5 15/16 19/20 191 57 24 1,557
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 14/15 14/15 5 1 0 392
Sunderland AFC U21 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0
Middlesbrough FC 4 04/05 13/14 39 8 2 438
Hull City 1 13/14 13/14 20 1 3 1,001
Swansea City 2 11/12 12/13 62 21 4 784
Watford FC 2 09/10 10/11 98 41 17 550
Carlisle United 3 06/07 08/09 113 40 5 1,325
Blackpool FC 1 06/07 06/07 4 1 0 129
Derby County 1 05/06 05/06 14 0 0 0
Leeds United 1 05/06 05/06 3 0 0 0
Darlington FC (- 2012) 1 03/04 03/04 1 1 0 90

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€1M18€2M27€3M36€4M03/04 — 1 goals (Darlington FC (- 2012))103/0404/05 — 2 goals (Middlesbrough FC)204/0505/0606/07 — 8 goals (Carlisle United)06/07 — 2 assists1006/0707/08 — 17 goals (Carlisle United)07/08 — 3 assists2007/0808/09 — 16 goals (Carlisle United)1608/0909/10 — 14 goals (Watford FC)09/10 — 8 assists2209/1010/11 — 27 goals (Watford FC)10/11 — 9 assists3610/1111/12 — 14 goals (Swansea City)11/12 — 2 assists1611/1212/13 — 7 goals (Swansea City)12/13 — 3 assists1012/1313/14 — 7 goals (Hull City)13/14 — 5 assists1213/1414/15 — 2 goals (Sunderland AFC)14/15 — 2 assists414/1515/16 — 7 goals (Blackburn Rovers)715/1616/17 — 13 goals (Blackburn Rovers)16/17 — 8 assists2116/1717/18 — 17 goals (Blackburn Rovers)17/18 — 9 assists2617/1818/19 — 16 goals (Blackburn Rovers)18/19 — 6 assists2218/1919/20 — 4 goals (Blackburn Rovers)19/20 — 1 assists519/2020/21 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)20/21 — 1 assists220/2105/06 — €400K09/10 — €750K11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €4M13/14 — €4M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €750K19/20 — €750K20/21 — €600KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 1103/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 8806/0707/08: 171707/0808/09: 161608/0909/10: 141409/1010/11: 272710/1111/12: 141411/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 131316/1717/18: 171717/1818/19: 161618/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 1120/21

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 2 1 1 0 0 35
20/21 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 League One Sunderland AFC 14 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Blackburn Rovers 38 4 1 0 0 370
19/20 EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Blackburn Rovers 43 15 5 1 0 202
18/19 EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 72
18/19 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 4 3 1 0 0 76
17/18 League One Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 1 0 179
16/17 Championship Blackburn Rovers 35 12 6 3 0 208
16/17 EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers 2 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 3 1 0 0 0 236
15/16 Championship Blackburn Rovers 18 7 0 4 0 214
15/16 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Sunderland AFC 10 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 1 0 0 0 392
14/15 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Sunderland AFC 14 1 1 0 0 626
14/15 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Middlesbrough FC 18 6 2 0 0 255
13/14 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Hull City 18 1 2 1 0 1,001
12/13 FA Cup Swansea City 2 1 1 0 0 161
12/13 League Cup Swansea City 3 3 0 0 0 29
12/13 Premier League Sunderland AFC 13 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Swansea City 18 3 1 0 0 299
11/12 FA Cup Swansea City 2 2 0 0 0 58
11/12 League Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Swansea City 36 12 2 0 0 237
10/11 Championship Watford FC 45 24 8 4 0 163
10/11 FA Cup Watford FC 2 1 0 0 0 104
10/11 League Cup Watford FC 2 2 1 0 0 43
09/10 Championship Watford FC 46 14 8 4 0 240
09/10 FA Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 0 237
08/09 League Cup Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Carlisle United 44 15 0 3 0 223
07/08 EFL Trophy Carlisle United 2 1 0 0 0 148
07/08 FA Cup Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Carlisle United 2 1 0 0 0 150
07/08 League One Carlisle United 45 14 3 1 0 255
07/08 League One Play-Offs Carlisle United 2 1 0 0 0 180
06/07 League One Carlisle United 11 7 2 0 0 132
06/07 League One Blackpool FC 4 1 0 0 0 129
06/07 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Leeds United 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Derby County 14 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 1 0 0 0 54
04/05 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 11 1 0 0 0 129
04/05 UEFA Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Darlington FC (- 2012) 1 1 0 1 0 90
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Boro U18 Middlesbrough Transfer 0 —
03/04 2004-03-01 Middlesbrough Darlington Loan 0 —
03/04 2004-05-01 Darlington Middlesbrough Return from loan 0 —
05/06 2005-11-01 Middlesbrough Derby Loan 300000 —
05/06 2006-02-01 Derby Middlesbrough Return from loan 300000 —
05/06 2006-03-01 Middlesbrough Leeds Loan 300000 —
05/06 2006-05-01 Leeds Middlesbrough Return from loan 300000 —
06/07 2006-08-01 Middlesbrough Blackpool Loan 300000 —
06/07 2006-09-01 Blackpool Middlesbrough Return from loan 300000 —
06/07 2006-12-01 Middlesbrough Carlisle United Loan 300000 —
06/07 2007-04-01 Carlisle United Middlesbrough Return from loan 300000 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Middlesbrough Carlisle United Transfer 300000 —
09/10 2009-07-02 Carlisle United Watford Transfer 300000 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Watford Swansea Transfer 1500000 €3.90m
12/13 2013-01-31 Swansea Sunderland Transfer 4000000 €5.80m
13/14 2013-07-19 Sunderland Hull City Loan 3500000 —
13/14 2014-01-30 Hull City Sunderland Return from loan 3000000 —
13/14 2014-01-31 Sunderland Middlesbrough Loan 3000000 —
13/14 2014-05-31 Middlesbrough Sunderland Return from loan 3000000 —
14/15 2014-11-14 Sunderland Wolves Loan 2000000 —
14/15 2014-12-31 Wolves Sunderland Return from loan 2000000 —
15/16 2016-01-20 Sunderland Blackburn Loan 1500000 —
15/16 2016-06-30 Blackburn Sunderland Return from loan 1500000 —
16/17 2016-07-01 Sunderland Blackburn Transfer 1500000 —
20/21 2020-09-07 Blackburn Sunderland Transfer 475000 —
20/21 2021-02-03 Sunderland Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Ankle sprain 2013-10-22 2013-10-30 9 2
Current—
Peak€4.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€1.00m€2.00m€3.00m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €475k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 — 1 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Darragh Lenihan 1 0 0
Derrick Williams 2 5 0
Ryan Nyambe 1 1 0
Bradley Dack 2 13 0
Charlie Mulgrew 2 1 0
Scott Loach 1 0 0
Adam Armstrong 1 6 0
David Raya 2 1 0
Richard Smallwood 2 1 0
Lee Hodson 1 0 0
Amari'i Bell 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Championship Watford FC 24 45
08/09 League One Carlisle United 15 44
18/19 Championship Blackburn Rovers 15 43

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Championship Watford FC 8 46
10/11 Championship Watford FC 8 45
17/18 League One Blackburn Rovers 8 42

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 Blackburn Sunderland Return from loan — €1.50m
15/16 2016-01-20 Sunderland Blackburn Loan — €1.50m
14/15 2014-12-31 Wolves Sunderland Return from loan — €2.00m
14/15 2014-11-14 Sunderland Wolves Loan — €2.00m
13/14 2014-05-31 Middlesbrough Sunderland Return from loan — €3.00m
13/14 2014-01-31 Sunderland Middlesbrough Loan — €3.00m
13/14 2014-01-30 Hull City Sunderland Return from loan — €3.00m
13/14 2013-07-19 Sunderland Hull City Loan — €3.50m
06/07 2007-04-01 Carlisle United Middlesbrough Return from loan — €300k
06/07 2006-12-01 Middlesbrough Carlisle United Loan — €300k
06/07 2006-09-01 Blackpool Middlesbrough Return from loan — €300k
06/07 2006-08-01 Middlesbrough Blackpool Loan — €300k
05/06 2006-05-01 Leeds Middlesbrough Return from loan — €300k
05/06 2006-03-01 Middlesbrough Leeds Loan — €300k
05/06 2006-02-01 Derby Middlesbrough Return from loan — €300k
05/06 2005-11-01 Middlesbrough Derby Loan — €300k
03/04 2004-05-01 Darlington Middlesbrough Return from loan — —
03/04 2004-03-01 Middlesbrough Darlington Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Danny Graham's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ipswich Town 120 55 35 30 172 128 +44 46%
Birmingham City 120 43 39 38 174 152 +22 36%
Derby County 117 46 28 43 146 163 -17 39%
Nottingham Forest 114 40 37 37 135 134 +1 35%
Bolton Wanderers 114 47 30 37 168 129 +39 41%
Reading FC 114 50 31 33 160 134 +26 44%
Cardiff City 112 39 25 48 149 156 -7 35%
Leeds United 109 39 25 45 162 152 +10 36%
Burnley FC 109 41 25 43 126 129 -3 38%
Queens Park Rangers 108 45 31 32 153 135 +18 42%
Leicester City 107 30 31 46 118 159 -41 28%
Fulham FC 106 47 29 30 154 117 +37 44%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal
09/10 Goal #50 (career)
12/13 Goal #100 (career)
17/18 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 17 35 1 0 0 2.57
18/19 46 274 1 0 0 0.33
17/18 48 255 1 0 0 0.35
16/17 40 444 3 0 0 0.61
15/16 30 214 4 0 0 1.68
13/14 38 1,256 1 0 0 0.07
10/11 49 310 4 0 0 1.16
09/10 49 240 4 0 0 1.5
08/09 49 460 3 0 0 0.59
07/08 53 733 1 0 0 0.12
05/06 20 0 1 0 0 0
03/04 1 90 1 0 0 1

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
265 apps
83 G
30 A
League One
160 apps
51 G
13 A
Premier League
124 apps
18 G
7 A
FA Cup
28 apps
9 G
5 A
League Cup
20 apps
8 G
3 A
EFL Trophy
7 apps
2 G
1 A
League One Play-Offs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
1 apps
1 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Danny Graham

Who is Danny Graham?

Danny Graham is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Danny Graham?

Danny Graham is 40 years old. He was born on August 12, 1985 in Gateshead.

What position does Danny Graham play?

Danny Graham plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Danny Graham play for?

Danny Graham currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Danny Graham scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Danny Graham has scored 173 goals in 610 appearances.