Adam Griffin

Football player infobox
playername = Adam Griffin
height = height|ft=5|in=7
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|8|26|df=y
cityofbirth = Salford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Darlington
clubnumber = 17
position = Left winger/Left back
years = 2002–2006
2003
2005–2006
2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Oldham Athletic
→ Chester City (loan)
→ Oxford United (loan)
→ Stockport County (loan)
Stockport County
Darlington
caps(goals) = 62 (3)
01 (0)
09 (0)
21 (2)
70 (4)
06 (0)
pcupdate = 21:56, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Adam Griffin (born 26 August 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is a professional footballer who joined Darlington in July 2008. He has made over 150 appearances in the Football League, most notably with Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.

Career

Griffin started his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, making his debut against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2001–02 season,cite web|title=Adam Griffin |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=30913 |accessdate=2008-03-29 ] before joining Football Conference side Chester City in January 2003 for a temporary spell on work experience. [cite news|title= Chester land Griffin |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2003-01-07 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/2635135.stm |accessdate=2008-03-29] He secured a regular place in the Oldham first team in November 2003, making 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2003–04 season, and was rewarded with a new 12-month contract in May 2004. [cite news|title= Six new deals given out|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2004-05-10 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/3700949.stm|accessdate=2008-03-29] Griffin made a further 46 appearances in the 2004–05 season, then joined Oxford United on loan in November 2005. He returned to Oldham in January 2006 after playing 13 matches during his two-month loan spell, [cite news|title= Midfielder Griffin leaves Oxford|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-01-16 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/4616918.stm|accessdate=2008-03-29] then joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season, [cite news|title= County bring in Latics defender|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-01-20 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4632412.stm |accessdate=2008-03-29] making 21 appearances in the remainder of the season. Griffin signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006. [cite news|title= Stockport sign defender Griffin|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-08-11 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4783585.stm|accessdate=2008-03-29] Griffin was released from his contract with Stockport after the club was promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season and joined Darlington in July 2008. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/7483863.stm|title= Darlington snap up Stockport pair |date=2008-07-01|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03]

Honours

As a player

Stockport County
*Coca-Cola League Two Play-Off Final winner: 2007–08

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=30913|name=Adam Griffin