Graham Charles Bond (December 30, 1932 - June 1998) was an English professional footballer. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He played as an inside-forward, most notable for Torquay United in the 1950's. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon
Bond was born in Torquay and was playing amateur football for local side Hele Spurs when he signed for Torquay United in September 1951. Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon It took him a few years to win a first team place, but once he did he proved himself to be a regular goalscorer as Torquay battled away at the top of Division Three (South).
In October 1960, after scoring 46 goals in 128 league games for the Gulls, he moved to local rivals Exeter City, but was to only play 10 league games for the Grecians (scoring 4 goals). Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined He moved to non-league Weymouth, before returning to Torquay United in October 1961. Weymouth FC, also known as "The Terras" are a Dorset -based English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who play in the Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon He played only a further 5 league games for the Gulls, scoring once, before rejoining Weymouth.
He later joined Bideford, playing in their 1963-64 Western League Championship side and going on to score 82 goals in 181 appearances for the North Devon side. Bideford AFC is an English non-league football club from Bideford, Devon that plays in the Western Football League, with rival
He was appointed manager of Bideford during the 1969-70 season, guiding them to the Western League title in the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons and through their subsequent promotion to the Southern League.
Bond died in June 1998.