{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Graham Stokoe | image = | fullname = Graham Lloyd Stokoe<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|17|df=y}}<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> | birth_place = Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> | youthyears1 = 1993–1995| youthclubs1 = Newcastle United | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1995–1997 | clubs1 = Stoke City |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1995–1996 | clubs2 = → Hartlepool United (loan) |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1996–1998 | clubs3 = Hartlepool United |caps3 = 20 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1998 | clubs4 = Blyth Spartans |caps4 = |goals4 = }}
'''Graham Lloyd Stokoe''' (born 17 December 1975) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Hartlepool United and Stoke City.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era">{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Simon|title=Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record|year=2000|publisher=Desert Island Books|isbn=1-874287-39-2}}</ref>
==Career== Stokoe was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and began his career with Newcastle United before joining Stoke City in 1995.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> He struggled to settle in the area and moved back up north to Hartlepool United where he played eight matches in 1995–96. He made two substitute appearances for Stoke in 1996–97 both away at Portsmouth and then Huddersfield Town.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> He left in 1998 and made a return to Hartlepool United playing 23 matches for Mick Tait's side in 1998–99. He later played for non-league Blyth Spartans.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/>
==Career statistics== Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A|}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Stoke City |1995–96 |First Division |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |1996–97 |First Division |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |1997–98 |First Division |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |Hartlepool United (loan) |1995–96 |Third Division |8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |Hartlepool United |1998–99 |Third Division |20||0||2||0||0||0||1||0||23||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !30!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!33!!0 |}
{{refbegin}} :A. {{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy. {{refend}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stokoe, Graham}} Category:English men's footballers Category:Stoke City F.C. players Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne