Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1885)
Arthur Edwin Griffiths (1885 – 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Stoke.[1]
| 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 | |||
Career
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
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
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- Arthur Griffiths at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)