Graham Winstanley

Graham Winstanley (born 20 January 1948) is an English former professional footballer who made 270 Football League appearances playing as a central defender for Newcastle United, Carlisle United and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][2]

Graham Winstanley
Personal information
Full name Graham Winstanley[1]
Date of birth (1948-01-20) 20 January 1948[1]
Place of birth Croxdale,[1] England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1969 Newcastle United 7 (0)
1969–1974 Carlisle United 166 (8)
1974–1979 Brighton & Hove Albion 64 (4)
1979–1980 Carlisle United 33 (1)
1982–1983 Penrith
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Winstanley was born in 1948 in Croxdale, County Durham.[1] He began his football career with Newcastle United of the First Division, but was unable to force his way into the first team,[3] and dropped down a division ahead of the 1969–70 season to join Carlisle United for an £8,000 fee. He remained with Carlisle for five years, and was a member of the team that gained promotion to the First Division in 1974. He played little at the higher level, and moved on to third-tier club Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1974 on loan, made permanent a month later for a fee of £20,000.[4][5] He helped the team avoid relegation in 1975, and was named club captain for the coming season. He then broke his nose and found it difficult to regain his first-team place as the team gained two promotions in three seasons. He made 64 league appearances over four-and-a-half years before returning to Carlisle United, by then back in the Third Division, for one more season.[4] After two years on the club's coaching staff, he joined Penrith, first as player and then as manager.[4][6] He remained living and working in Carlisle.[4][7]

References
  1. "Graham Winstanley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Graham Winstanley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Graham Winstanley". Toon1892. Kenneth H Scott. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  5. Vinicombe, John; Fieldsend, Peter (19 December 1974). "Graham Winstanley as you've never seen him before". Evening Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via The Goldstone Wrap.
  6. "25 years: Penrith". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. Ellis, Adam (14 May 2016). "Where Are They Now? Carlisle United 1974/75 First Division squad". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 21 August 2018.


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