Steve Griffiths (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Stephen Griffiths[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stairfoot, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1998 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ardsley Athletic | ? | (?) | |
| Barnsley Main | ? | (?) | |
| ?–1934 | Thurnscoe Victoria | ? | (?) |
| 1934–1937 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1937–1939 | Halifax Town | 75 | (14) |
| 1939–1946 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Aldershot | 42 | (9) |
| 1947–1951 | Barnsley | 65 | (29) |
| 1951–1953 | York City | 74 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Stephen Griffiths (23 February 1914 – 10 June 1998) was an English
the Football League
.
Career
Born in
Second World War, he was unable to play for them in the First Division, although he was in the team that lost 2–0 to Brentford in the 1942 War Cup Final.[2] He joined Aldershot in June 1946, making 42 appearances and scoring nine goals in the league in the 1946–47 season,[1] before signing for Barnsley for a fee of £300 in July 1947.[2] After making 65 appearances and scoring 29 goals in the league, he joined York City in June 1951.[1] He was captain for two seasons, making 78 appearances and scoring 12 goals, before retiring in 1953 after being unsuccessful in his application for the role of manager at York.[2]
Personal life
During the war, Griffiths served on HMS Adamant and played football for the English Combined Services team.[2] He died on 10 June 1998 at the age of 84.[3] He was outlived by his wife Dorothy, who died in 2011 at the age of 87 following a fall at a Wombwell nursing home.[4] They had a daughter, Jean, and a son Stephen.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
- ^ a b "Pensioner who died after fall at care home 'lay on the floor bleeding for up to 10 minutes because Muslim nurse was praying'". West Midlands Care Association. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.