Neil Griffiths (footballer)

Neil Griffiths

Personal information
Full name	Neil Griffiths
Date of birth	12 October 1951 (1951-10-12) (age 60)
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970–1973	Chester	90	(5)
1973–1981	Port Vale	218	(13)
1981–1982	Crewe Alexandra	34	(1)
	Stafford Rangers
	Macclesfield Town
	Newcastle Town
Total		342+	(19+)
Teams managed
	Macclesfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neil Griffiths (born 12 October 1951) is a former English footballer.

Playing career

Griffiths joined Port Vale from Chester in exchange for £5,000 and Tony Loska in December 1973. He lined up against his old club in the final of the 1977 Debenhams Cup and scored an own goal in a 4–1 defeat. He was a regular for much of his eight seasons with the club until he was given a free transfer in May 1981. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town (as player-coach and later player-manager) and Newcastle Town.^[1]

Honours

with Port Vale

• Debenhams Cup runner up: 1977

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 120. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

Persondata
Name	Griffiths, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	12 October 1951
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death