Phil Griffiths

Phil Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Philip Henry Griffiths
Date of birth 25 October 1905(1905-10-25)
Place of birth Tylorstown, Wales
Date of death 14 May 1978(1978-05-14) (aged 72)
Place of death Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Tylorstown
Wattstown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1926–1931 Port Vale 85 (30)
1931–1933 Everton[1] 8 (3)
1933–1934 West Bromwich Albion
1934–1935 Cardiff City 12 (1)
Folkestone Town
1939–1945 Port Vale 46 (19)
Total 151+ (53+)
National team
1931 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Philip Henry "Phil" Griffiths (25 October 1905 – 14 May 1978) was a former Welsh international footballer. He played 118 games for Port Vale, including 85 in the Football League and scored 43 goals, 30 of which were in the league.

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Club career

Griffiths played for Tylorstown and Wattstown and after failing a trial with Stoke City joined Port Vale after a trial period in August 1926. He had walked to Stoke-on-Trent from South Wales in order to win a contract at one of the Potteries clubs.[2] He became a regular in the side from 1929, but was sold to Everton for £6,000 in May 1931. He later moved on to West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Folkestone Town before returning to Vale in October 1939, where he was made the "A" team coach. However with World War II he was called into active service during the 1944–1945 season.[3]

International career

He won his only cap for Wales in 1931.

Honours

with Port Vale

References

  1. ^ "Profile". evertonfc.com. http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=player_details&player_id=277. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. pp. 91. ISBN 0950898163. 
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 120. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.