Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1908)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Alexander Griffiths[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Tonypandy, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1995 (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Barry Town | ||
| 1931–1932 | Torquay United | 5 | (1) |
| 1933–1934 | Newport County | 1 | (0) |
| – | Barry Town | ||
| – | Cheltenham Town | ||
| – | Barry Town | ||
| – | Newry Town | ||
| – | Glentoran | ||
| 1938 | Rochdale | 14 | (5) |
| 1938–1939 | Stoke City | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 24 | (6) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arthur Alexander Griffiths (23 April 1908 – 1995) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County, Rochdale, Stoke City and Torquay United.[1]
Career
Griffiths was born in Tonypandy had a normadic career which started with Barry Town. He then joined Football League Third Division South side Torquay United and then Newport County before returning to Barry.[1] After a spell at Cheltenham Town he returned to Barry again and then went to Northern Ireland to play for Newry Town and Glentoran.[1] He returned to England to play for Rochdale and after scoring five goals in 14 matches he attracted the attention of First Division Stoke City but he played just four matches for Stoke before breaking his leg, ending his career.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Arthur Griffiths profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torquay United | 1931–32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Newport County | 1933–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 1938–39 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Stoke City[1] | 1938–39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |