| Keith Graydon | |
| Fullname: | Keith Graydon[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Position: | Midfielder / Striker |
| Currentclub: | Morpeth Town |
| Youthyears1: | ?–2000 |
| Youthyears2: | 2000–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Home Farm |
| Youthclubs2: | Sunderland |
| Years1: | 2003 |
| Years2: | 2003 |
| Years3: | 2003–2004 |
| Years4: | 2004 |
| Years5: | 2004–2005 |
| Years6: | 2005 |
| Years7: | 2005 |
| Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Years9: | 2006–2008 |
| Years10: | 2008 |
| Years11: | 2008 |
| Years12: | 2008–2009 |
| Years13: | 2009 |
| Years14: | 2009–2014 |
| Years15: | 2014–2019 |
| Years16: | 2019- |
| Clubs1: | Sunderland |
| Clubs2: | → York City (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Scarborough |
| Clubs4: | Blyth Spartans |
| Clubs5: | Spennymoor United |
| Clubs6: | Washington Nissan |
| Clubs7: | Dunston Federation |
| Clubs8: | Gateshead |
| Clubs9: | Durham City |
| Clubs10: | Sunderland RCA |
| Clubs11: | Jarrow Roofing |
| Clubs12: | Newcastle Blue Star |
| Clubs13: | Durham City |
| Clubs14: | Spennymoor Town |
| Clubs15: | Morpeth Town |
| Clubs16: | Newcastle Blue Star |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Caps15: | 116 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Goals15: | 16 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U16 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | ? |
| Nationalcaps2: | ? |
| Nationalcaps3: | ? |
| Nationalgoals1: | ? |
| Nationalgoals2: | ? |
| Nationalgoals3: | ? |
| Club-Update: | 22:14, 25 January 2018 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 02:17, 12 November 2012 (UTC) |
Keith Graydon (born 10 February 1983) is an Irish footballer who plays for Morpeth Town as a midfielder and a striker.
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. 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. 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]
Graydon went on trial with Football Conference side Scarborough before signing on non-contract terms on 25 September 2003.[6] 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.[7] Having made four appearances for Scarborough, Graydon signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit Blyth Spartans on 29 March 2004.[8] He left for league rivals Spennymoor United in September 2004.[9]
Having joined Washington Nissan in April 2005, Graydon signed for Dunston Federation in July.[10] [11] 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.[12] He finished the 2005–06 season with 24 appearances before leaving Gateshead for Durham City in the summer of 2006.[13] 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.[14] [15]
Graydon signed for Sunderland RCA's Northern League rivals Jarrow Roofing in October 2008.[16] However, during the following month he signed for Northern Premier League Division One North outfit Newcastle Blue Star.[17] 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".[18] 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.[19] [20] 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.[21] In November 2014 he signed for Morpeth Town,[22] who he captained to another FA Vase win in 2015–16.[23]
Graydon was capped by the Republic of Ireland under-16s and under-18s before playing for the under-20s during the 2002–03 season.[1] [24] [25]
Graydon plays as a midfielder and a striker.[26] [27]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sunderland | 2002–03 | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2002–03 | Third Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Scarborough | 2003–04[28] | Football Conference | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[29] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead | 2005–06[30] | NPL Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[31] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Morpeth Town | 2014–15[32] | Northern League Division One | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Career totals | |||||||||||||
Spennymoor Town
2012–13Morpeth Town