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MARK GRAVES

Born: 14 December 1960

Came from: Apprentice Went to: Wealdstone

First game: 03 December 1977 Last game: 21 March 1981

Appearances: 42 (31/11) Goals: 3

Mark Graves was an Isleworth-born forward who served his apprenticeship at Home Park after growing up in Devon and attending college in Totnes.

He made his debut in December 1977 at just 16 years old but had to wait another 18 months for his first of three goals for the club, and in a total of 42 appearances for Argyle, he never scored at Home Park.

Released by Argyle, he then moved into non-league football with Wealdstone in the Alliance Premier League, winning the Supporters' Player of the Year award in the 1982-83 season before netting 30 goals in the following campaign. During his time with the ambitious Stones, they also won the 1984-85 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium and were probably the pre-eminent non-league team of the time. In total, he scored a remarkable 138 goals in his 252 appearances and was the leading scorer in each of his five seasons at Lower Mead.

Having taken an interest in insurance whilst at Argyle, he continued working in the industry whilst playing part-time with Wealdstone. With his off-the-field career flourishing and possibly overtaking his on-field achievements, he played two further seasons with Hayes, for whom he scored a further 46 goals before calling time on his playing career in his mid-20s because of a persistent hip injury.

Graves continued to flourish after his football career finished, becoming a leading light and evangelist in the world of mortgage protection, eventually becoming the CEO of a protection insurance service provider - and remains a supporter of Argyle.

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From Tony Phipps in Plymouth on 14/12/2014 ...

I went to school with Mark. A couple of years older than me but even at school he was class. He moved with his mum and brother Dean to Cornworthy, a village 6 odd miles outside Totnes. His mum worked in the village pub. They later moved to Harbertonford. Mark attended King Edward VI Comprehensive School. I remember him playing at 'Sid James Park'. I never saw a lot of him as I was in the Navy by then. He was always a nice guy at school. His brother Dean went on to play for Argyle Youth with another Totnes lad, Nigel Jarvis.

APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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