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Graham James Atkinson was Ron`s younger brother, joining United in 1959 from Aston Villa. He was United's youngest player since records were kept (1949) aged 16 years 108 days when he made his debut, also becoming the club's youngest scorer as he scored in his first game. He scored United`s first ever league goal, in a 3-2 defeat at Barrow on 18 August 1962, and went on to score 86 goals in 325 games. The Liverpudlian is still United`s top league goalscorer, with 77 goals (five more than John Aldridge), and is sixth in United`s most appearances table. Graham left United at the end of the 1973/74 season to join brother Ron, who was manager of Kettering Town. Died from cancer on 05 January 2017.

Goals in all competitions (incl. subs)

Scored 107 in total (107 for full appearances but none as a sub)

12 brace(s)

2 hat-trick(s)

Highest number scored in one game is 3 .

26.88% Average goals per game (incl as a sub)

27.44% Average goals per game started

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Competition data

Competition First Final Apps
Anglo Italian Cup 1973-05-02 1973-05-02 1
FA Cup 1962-11-04 1974-01-05 19
League 1962-08-18 1974-04-13 321
League Cup 1962-09-03 1971-10-18 15
Southern League 1960-02-24 1960-04-27 4
Southern League Cup 1959-09-02 1961-09-06 2
Southern League Premier 1961-09-11 1962-04-28 32
Overall 1959-09-02 1974-04-13 394

Substitute competition data

Competition First Final Apps
League 1966-12-10 1973-09-26 4
Overall 1966-12-10 1973-09-26 4