Graham Stack (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Graham Stack


fullname = Graham Christopher Stack
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|26|df=yes
cityofbirth = Hampstead
countryofbirth = England
height = 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Plymouth Argyle
clubnumber = 21
youthyears = 1998–2000
youthclubs = Arsenal
years = 2000–2006
2002–2003
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Arsenal
→ KSK Beveren (loan)
→ Millwall (loan)
→ Reading (loan)
Reading
→ Leeds United (loan)
→ Wolves (loan)
Plymouth Argyle
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
16 (0)
26 (0)
1 (0)
0 (0)
12 (0)
2 (0)
5 (0)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 (0)
pcupdate = 5 October, 2008
ntupdate = 20:02, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Graham Christopher Stack (born 26 September 1981 in Hampstead, London) is a former Republic of Ireland U21 international football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Plymouth Argyle.

Football career

Stack joined Arsenal in summer 1998, and signed his first professional contract in July 2000. [cite web |url=http://www.arseweb.com/people/res_squad_0506.html |title=Arsenal reserves |publisher=arseweb.com]

The 2001–02 season saw Stack plagued with injury, and he was loaned out to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren, along with three other Arsenal players. In December 2001, Stack came under physical attack during a Beveren match, as hooligans charged at him. He punched one of the hooligans in the face, and riot police were quickly on the scene.

His Arsenal debut came in a League Cup match against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003, a match his team won 9-8 on penalties. He continued to play all five of Arsenal's matches in the competition.

On 4 July 2004, Stack was loaned to Millwall for the entirety of the 2004–05 season. On his return, he was loaned to Reading, at the start of the 2005–06 season.

In September 2005, Stack was cleared of one count of rape and one of sexual assault by a jury at Croydon Crown Court. [cite news | title=Footballer Stack cleared of rape | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4297828.stm | publisher=BBC News | date=2005-09-30 | accessdate=2007-01-29] Stack was accused of attacking a 22 year old law student at his Beckenham flat in September 2004 after meeting her at a West End nightclub.

Stack joined Reading permanently on 30 December 2005, on a two-and-a-half-year contract. During that season, he made four appearances in the League Cup and three in the FA Cup.

On 27 October 2006, Stack signed a three-month loan deal with Championship side Leeds United, which was extended to the end of the 2006–07 season on 29 January 2007. [cite news | title=Royals keeper Stack extends loan at Leeds until the end of the season | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~971911,00.html | work=readingfc.co.uk | date=2007-01-29 | accessdate=2007-01-29]

Shortly after returning to Reading, Stack was signed on a one-month loan by Wolverhampton Wanderers, on 9 August 2007, following an injury to their first-choice goalkeeper Matt Murray. [cite news | title=Wolves sign Royals keeper on loan | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/6938494.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2007-08-09 | accessdate=2007-08-09] His loan spell was later extended to January 2008, [cite news | title=MK Dons boss signs Wolves striker | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/6973124.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2007-08-31 | accessdate=2007-08-31] and then again to the end of the 2007–08 season. [cite news | title=Keeper Stack extends Wolves stay | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7175074.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2008-01-07 | accessdate=2008-01-07]

Stack was released by Reading, following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008. [cite news | date=2008-05-16 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1314021,00.html | title=Four offered deals, six released | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-05-16]

Stack signed a two-year contract with Championship side Plymouth Argyle in July 2008, after training with the club. [cite news | date=2008-07-18 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/7501704.stm | title=Stack completes Plymouth switch | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=2008-07-19] He made his competitive debut for Argyle on 9 August 2008, with a start against former loan-club, Wolves.

References

External links

*soccerbase|29297|Graham Stack
* [http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1346195,00.html] Graham Stack Signs for PAFC

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