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Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1885)

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Arthur Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Arthur Edwin Griffiths[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1944 (aged 59)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904 Hartshill
1905–1907 Stoke 13 (1)
1908–1909 Oldham Athletic 25 (4)
1909–1912 Stoke 97 (48)
1913 Wrexham
Total 135 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Edwin Griffiths (1885 – 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Stoke.[1]

Career

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Griffiths was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and joined Stoke from Hartshill in 1904.[1] He made his debut for Stoke at the age of 20 and scored his first goal against Everton on 3 April 1906.[1] When Stoke went out the Football League at the end of the 1907–08 due to heavy finical problems Griffiths left and signed for Second Division side Oldham Athletic.[1] After scoring just 4 goals for the "Latics" in 1908–09 he returned to Stoke and in 1909–10 he had a prolific season in front of goal scoring 38 goals in all competitions.[1] He could not maintain his run in front of goal however and in the next two seasons he scored 13 goals. He left in 1913 to play for Welsh side Wrexham.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1905–06 First Division 5 1 0 0 5 1
1906–07 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1907–08 Second Division 4 0 1 0 5 0
Oldham Athletic 1908–09 Second Division 25 4 1 0 26 4
Stoke 1909–10 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 42 36 6 1 48 37
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 44 10 3 1 47 11
1911–12 Southern League Division One 11 2 1 0 12 2
Career Total 135 53 12 2 147 55

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Arthur Griffiths at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)