Stack: Graham Christopher (Graham)

2006-2006 (Player Details)

Goalkeeper

Born: Hampstead: 26-09-1981

Debut v Southend United (h): 28-10-2006

6’2” 12st 7lb (2007)

He came through the ranks at Highbury, signing professional in 1998, but never played a League or FA Cup game for the Gunners. However, he did play five times in League Cup-ties when understrength teams were used. He had a loan spell at KS Beveren (Belgium), for the 2002-03 season, and was attacked by hooligans in one match and punched one attacker in the face. On his return to Highbury he was given his chance in the League Cup games but was loaned to Millwall in July 2004 and stayed the whole of the 2004-05 season making twenty-five League starts and one game off the bench as well as four more in the Cup competitions. The start of the 2005-06 season saw Stack at the Madejski Stadium on loan with Reading. He made his Royals debut in the Carling Cup victory over Swansea in August 2005. He was forced to play second fiddle for much of that season due to Marcus Hahnemann's excellent performances, and apart from one League start, was mainly used by manager Steve Coppell in the cup competitions, in which he got seven starts, making eight appearances in total. He signed a contract which would keep him at Reading until 2008. In the early part of 2006/7 he played at Liverpool in the Carling Cup, and soon joined former Millwall boss Dennis Wise at Leeds for initially a three month spell, which turned into a season-long loan. After playing twelve games for Leeds he returned to Reading and was quickly loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers for four months in August 2007. As with Leeds this turned into a full season’s loan but he only made two substitute appearances in the League but made two starts in the League Cup. Stack was released by Reading, following their relegation from the EPL, on 16th May 2008. Stack signed a two-year contract with CCCL side Plymouth Argyle in July 2008, after training with the club. He made his competitive debut for Argyle on 9th August 2008, with a game against his former loan-club, Wolves. He started the 2008-09 season as first choice 'keeper, but despite a good start to the campaign, he lost his place to Romain Larrieu, which led to a fall-out with Paul Sturrock, the Plymouth Manager. On 27th November 2008, Stack joined Blackpool on loan, but returned after a month without playing a game. On 26th March 2009 he was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a second time, but once more returned without playing. Plymouth released Stack from his contract with the club with effect from 1st August 2009. He had started five League games and one League Cup fixture. On 24th July 2009 he signed a two year contract with Scottish Premier team Hibernian. He made his debut on 26th August 2009 in a Scottish League Cup tie at Easter Road against Brechin City and made his SPL debut on 30th August 2009 at Easter Road against Celtic. By the end of the 2009-10 season he had made twenty appearances in the Scottish Premier League, one in the Scottish Cup and one in the Scottish League Cup. Although born in London, he played at Youth level for the Republic of Ireland and made seven appearances at Under-Twenty-one level.