| Graham Dorrans |
 Graham Dorrans was born on Tuesday, 5th May, 1987, in Glasgow. The 5' 11 (13st 6lbs) midfielder temporarily transferred to Dick Campbell's Thistle on Wednesday, 31st August, 2005, from his parent club, Livingston. Aged 18, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 10th September, 2005, in a 2-2 draw away to Ayr United in the SFL Second Division. Graham scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 1st October, 2005, in a 6-1 win away to Alloa Athletic in the SFL Second Division. He scored the last of his 5 goals on Saturday, 17th December, 2005, in a 4-3 win at home to Alloa Athletic in the SFL Second Division. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 31st December, 2005, in a 2-1 win away to Dumbarton in the SFL Second Division, having appeared as a Jag on 15 occasions. At May, 2023, Graham's club-list included Livingston, Partick Thistle, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Rangers, Dundee, Western Sydney Wanderers, Dunfermline Athletic and Johnstone Burgh. |
| Graham Dorrans's Summary Totals |
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| League | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Competitive | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| All Games | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
 Graham came from the Barlanark area of Glasgow and spent a period of his youth training with Rangers. He began his professional career at Livingston though, emerging through the ranks alongside future international teammate Robert Snodgrass. He spent the first half of the 2005–06 season on loan with Dick Campbell's Partick Thistle where he made 15 league appearances, scoring 5 goals. He won the Scottish First Division Player's Player of the Year award at the end of the 2007–08 season. He was no stranger to international recognition as a youngster either, earning 5 caps for the U20s, including 3 at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and later a further 5 caps at U21 level. Dorrans joined West Bromwich Albion in 2008. The 22-year-old received his first senior call-up from Scotland manager George Burley in September 2009 for a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands and made his full international debut a month later, playing the complete 90 minutes in an away friendly against Japan. He made his first home appearance on 3 March 2010, his performance in the 1-0 win over the Czech Republic earning him the sponsor's Man of the Match award and securing Craig Levein's first victory as Scotland manager. His 2009-10 season went from great to greater as he helped WBA gain promotion back to the Premier League and was named in the Championship Team of the Year in the process. He went on to represent Scotland in several vital fixtures, including UEFA Euro 2012 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification cycles. Though highly rated during his peak years at West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City, a combination of intense midfield competition and untimely injuries limited his total senior cap count to 12. Graham signed for Norwich City in 2015, and then moved to Rangers in 2017. After a couple of years there, mired by injury issues, he regained his fitness with Dundee before moving to Western Sydney Wanderers in 2020. He would return to Scotland the following year however, signing with Dunfermline Athletic. After 19 League appearances for the Pars he left the club in September 2022 by mutual consent. In May 2023, just before his 36th birthday, Graham signed for 7th tier Johnstone Burgh of the West of Scotland League First Division. Graham is included in our feature piece, The Definitive Who's Who Of The Partick Thistle Internationalists → |
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12 caps, 0 goals
retired
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