Grapes, a right-sided midfielder, began his career with his local team
Norwich City, for whom he made 52 appearances and scored 4 goals. He made his league debut for the club during its promotion season of 1971–72. After he had a loan spell with
AFC Bournemouth in 1975, he left Norwich permanently in 1976 to sign for
Cardiff City for a fee of £7,000. Grapes spent six years at
Ninian Park as the club struggled in the lower divisions and was released in 1982 following their relegation to division three. He joined
Torquay United and later played for
Bath City. ==References==