Graver: Frederick (Fred)

1924-1925 (Player Details)

Inside Right

Born: Craighead, Co Durham: 08-09-1897

Debut v Notts County (a): 01-09-1924

5’9’ 12st (1922)

Graver moved quickly around the football circuit after leaving Burnhope Institute to join Darlington in 1920-21. In August 1921 he was with North Eastern League Club Shildon and Grimsby Town signed him in May 1922. He returned to North Eastern League football with West Stanley in May 1923 and, after scoring forty-one goals for them, joined Leeds United in May 1924. He moved to Southend United in May 1925 and enjoyed a fairly productive spell at Roots Hall before signing for Wallsend in 1926. His sons, Andy and Alf, both played for Lincoln City. Andy Graver was a well known and prolific goal-scorer and he holds the Lincoln City aggregate League goal scoring record with one hundred and forty-four goals in two spells with the club. Fred Graver died in 1950.