Andy Griffin

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Andy Griffin
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Griffin
Date of birth	07 March 1979
Place of birth	Billinge, Wigan, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Full back
Club information
Current club	Portsmouth
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-1998 1998-2004 2004- 2006	Stoke City Newcastle Portsmouth → Stoke City (loan)	64 (2) 104 (3) 43 (0) 15 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:22, 2 December 2006 (UTC).

Andrew "Andy" Griffin, (born March 7, 1979 in Billinge Hospital, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, is an English footballer at Portsmouth FC.

Griffin began his career at Stoke City F.C., where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender. His impressive performances for the Potters meant he was signed by Newcastle United F.C. for a fee of £1.5million in January 1998.

He settled quickly into the side, earning call-ups to the England Under-18 and Under-21 teams. However, he suffered a series of injuries in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons which hampered his progress and involvement with the first team.

Griffin enjoyed something of a resurgence under Sir Bobby Robson and made several solid performances during the 2002-03 season, including in the UEFA Champions League, when his winning goal against Juventus rekindled his side's campaign.

However, strong competition for places and yet another niggling injury took their toll in 2003-04, and when his contract expired at the end of the season he moved to Portsmouth on loan, having played 104 games for Newcastle, scoring three goals.

Initially he found himself under fire from supporters but gradually won them over with a tough-tackling and committed style. However, by the summer of 2006 he appeared to be out of Harry Redknapp's plans and in September of that year he was loaned to Stoke.

In an unfortunate accident while playing a casual game of football, a rash challenge from Michael Parker left Andrew with a broken 3rd metatarsal. He also damaged the cruciate ligaments in his left knee.

[edit] External links

• BBC profile
• Andy Griffin career stats at Soccerbase

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