Gareth Griffiths
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| Gareth Griffiths | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth John Griffiths | |
| Date of birth | April 10, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Winsford, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1995 1995–1998 1997 1998–2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 |
Rhyl Port Vale → Shrewsbury Town (loan) Wigan Athletic Rochdale Northwich Victoria |
94 (4) 6 (0) 53 (2) 184 (14) 27 {1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gareth John Griffiths (born 10 April 1970 in Winsford, Cheshire) is an English footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
Griffiths started his career with Rhyl before being bought by Port Vale for £1,000 in February 1993. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Stockport County on 12 February 1994 and found himself regularly appearing in the first team from August 1994. In November 1994 he developed a groin injury which required him to go in for a double hernia operation in January 1995, but by July of that year had regained his first team place.[1] He spent November 1997 on loan at Shrewsbury Town before moving to Wigan Athletic on a free transfer in June 1998. He played over 50 games for Wigan before joining Rochdale in July 2001. At Rochdale and played close to 200 games in his five years with the club. Announcing his retirement from professional football in in May 2006,[2] he moved out of the Football League and joined Northwich Victoria in July 2006,[3] who he played for being leaving at the end of the 2006-07 season.
[edit] Post-retirement
He is currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.
[edit] References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 118. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ "Rochdale boss makes player cuts". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/4750361.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
- ^ "Northwich net veteran Griffiths". BBC Sport. 1 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/5036146.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
