Graham Stack (footballer)

Graham Stack

Stack playing for Barnet in 2013
Personal information
Full name Graham Christopher Stack
Date of birth (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981
Place of birth Hampstead, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 1
Youth career
1998–2000 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Arsenal 5 (0)
2002–2003 → Beveren (loan) 24 (0)
2004–2005 → Millwall (loan) 26 (0)
2005–2006 → Reading (loan) 1 (0)
2006–2008 Reading 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Leeds United (loan) 12 (0)
2007–2008 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009 Plymouth Argyle 5 (0)
2008–2009 → Blackpool (loan) 0 (0)
2009 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2012 Hibernian 56 (0)
2012–2016 Barnet 125 (0)
2016– Kerala Blasters 12 (0)
National team
2003 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:27, 2 November 2016 (UTC).


Graham Christopher Stack (born 26 September 1981) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kerala Blasters Football Club in the Indian Super League. He has previously played for Arsenal, Beveren, Millwall, Reading, Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Hibernian and Barnet. Stack made seven appearances for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team and Stack came through the ranks at Arsenal and was part of the Gunners’ unbeaten ‘Invincible’ run in the 2003-04 season of the Premier League.

Club career

Arsenal

Stack joined Arsenal in summer 1998, and signed his first professional contract in July 2000.[1] The 2002–03 season saw Stack loaned out to Belgian club Beveren, along with three other Arsenal players. In December 2002, 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.[2]

His Arsenal debut came in a League Cup match against Rotherham on 28 October 2003, a match his team won 9–8 on penalties; Stack scored in the shootout.[3] He played in all of Arsenal's five matches in the competition, losing in the semi-finals to Middlesbrough. Stack was on the bench as Arsenal clinched the 2003–04 FA Premier League title at White Hart Lane on 25 April 2004.[4] 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.[5]

Reading

Stack joined Reading permanently on 30 December 2005, on a two-and-a-half-year contract. During the 2005–06 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, whose manager Dennis Wise had previously signed Stack for Millwall. The loan deal was extended to the end of the 2006–07 season on 29 January 2007.[6] Stack competed for the starting position with Neil Sullivan, Tony Warner and Casper Ankergren at various points of the season, but Leeds were relegated at the end of the season.

Shortly after returning to Reading, Stack was signed on a one-month loan by Wolverhampton Wanderers, following an injury to their first-choice goalkeeper Matt Murray.[7] His loan spell was later extended to January 2008,[8] and then again to the end of the 2007–08 season.[9] Stack was released by Reading, following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008.[10]

Plymouth Argyle

Stack signed a two-year contract with Championship side Plymouth Argyle in July 2008, after training with the club.[11] He made his competitive debut for Argyle on 9 August 2008, with a start against former loan club Wolves. On 27 November 2008, Stack made Blackpool the sixth loan club of his career. However, a month later he returned to Plymouth without making an appearance for the Seasiders. He was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a second time towards the end of the season.[12] Plymouth released Stack from his contract with the club with effect from 1 August 2009.

Hibernian

On 24 July 2009, Stack agreed a two-year deal with Scottish Premier League (SPL) club Hibernian.[13] He made his debut in the Scottish League Cup second round win against Brechin, and retained his place for the following SPL match against Celtic. Stack established himself as Hibs' first choice goalkeeper during the early part of the 2009–10 season, but then suffered recurring back problems.[14] Stack returned to the Hibs starting line up on 20 February in a 1–0 defeat against Motherwell, but was again sidelined when he suffered an eye injury in April.[15]

He made just one league appearance in the early part of the 2010–11 season, partly due to a recurrence of the back injury.[16] Stack regained his place in the Hibs team in February 2011, as new manager Colin Calderwood decided to give opportunities to each of his goalkeepers under a rotation policy.[17] Soon afterwards, however, Stack suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery.[18][19] Despite that setback, Stack agreed a new one-year contract with Hibs during May 2011.[20] Stack played regularly during the 2011–12 season, but suffered a thigh injury during the Scottish Cup semi-final that caused him to miss the last five SPL games and the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.[21] Stack left Hibernian at the end of his contract in May 2012.[22]

Barnet

Stack signed for Football League Two club Barnet on a free transfer on 23 August 2012.[23] He was sent off in a 2–1 defeat against Fleetwood Town on 29 September.[24] He was eventually handed the captaincy in the absence of both Edgar Davids and Barry Fuller (who was vice-captain). After a string of excellent performances, in January 2013, he was given a three-year contract extension until June 2016.[25] He saved a 94th minute penalty in the last ever game at Underhill Stadium, a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers on 20 April 2013.[26][27] Stack started the game against Northampton in the final game of the season, which they went on to lose 2–0, thus relegating Barnet to the Conference. In the 2013/2014 season, Stack became team captain after Edgar Davids' resignation.[28] Stack won promotion with the Bees in 2014-15, also working as a coach with the Bees. He lost his place to Jamie Stephens in the 2015-16 season, and left the club in July 2016 despite being offered a new deal.[29]

Kerala Blasters

Stack joined Kerala Blasters in a joint player/goalkeeping coach role in August 2016.[30]

Honours

Barnet

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2016.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01ArsenalPremier League0000000000
2001–020000000000
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03BeverenFirst Division160160
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2003–04ArsenalPremier League0000500050
2004–05MillwallChampionship260101020300
2005–06ReadingChampionship104030-80
2006–07Premier League000020-20
2006–07Leeds UnitedChampionship1200000-120
2007–08Wolverhampton WanderersChampionship200020-40
2008–09Plymouth ArgyleChampionship500010-60
2008–09BlackpoolChampionship000000-00
2008–09Wolverhampton WanderersChampionship000000-00
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2009/10HibernianPremier League2000020-220
2010/116000001060
2011/123003000-330
England League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
2012–13BarnetLeague Two420000010430
2013–14Conference310200020350
2014–15450300000480
2015–16League Two7000100080
India League − − − Total
2016Kerala BlastersIndian Super League2000000020
Country England 1720100150502020
Belgium 160160
Scotland 560302010610
India 2000000020
Total 2460130170602810
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal reserves". arseweb.com.
  2. ↑ "Funny old round-up". BBC Sport. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Richard (28 October 2003). "Match Report – Arsenal v Rotherham United – 28 Oct 2003". Arsenal F.C. official website. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal clinch title". BBC Sport. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Reading sign Stack in loan deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Royals keeper Stack extends loan at Leeds until the end of the season". readingfc.co.uk. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
  7. ↑ "Wolves sign Royals keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  8. ↑ "MK Dons boss signs Wolves striker". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  9. ↑ "Keeper Stack extends Wolves stay". BBC Sport. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  10. ↑ "Four offered deals, six released". readingfc.co.uk. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  11. ↑ "Stack completes Plymouth switch". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
  12. ↑ "Stacky's Back!". wolves.co.uk. 26 March 2009.
  13. ↑ "Keeper Stack agrees switch to Easter Road". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 24 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Hibs manager John Hughes hoping jags have cured Graham Stack". Edinburgh Evening News. 14 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "Stack to learn injury fate". www.clubcall.com. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  16. ↑ "Back injury may have cost me chance of new deal, admits Hibs keeper Graham Stack". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  17. ↑ Hardie, David (19 February 2011). "Hibs: I will be No.1 for keeps – Stack". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  18. ↑ Hardie, David (2 March 2011). "Hibs boss worried injured goalkeeper Graham Stack faces lengthy lay-off". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  19. ↑ Miller, Derek (15 March 2011). "Goalkeeper goes under the knife as Hearts prepare to work with the pen". The Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  20. ↑ "Graham Stack extends stay at Hibernian". BBC Sport. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  21. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (16 April 2012). "Hibernian keeper Graham Stack to miss Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  22. ↑ "Player Update". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  23. ↑ "Barnet sign Graham Stack on a free transfer". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  24. ↑ "Fleetwood 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  25. ↑ Portnoi, Doron. "STACK SIGNS THREE-YEAR DEAL".
  26. ↑ "Barnet 1 – 0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  27. ↑ "Barnet win last match at Underhill". BBC News. BBC. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  28. ↑ "Edgar Davids leaves Barnet FC". Barnet FC. Barnet FC. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "Graham Stack leaves Barnet".
  30. ↑ "Kerala Blasters FC on Twitter".
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