George Griffiths (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Chirk, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1918 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Leigh, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Chirk | |||
| National team | |||
| 1887 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Griffiths (11 April 1865 – 7 July 1918) was a Welsh amateur football inside left who played for Chirk. He won one international cap for Wales.[1]
Personal life
Griffiths worked as a miner and had eight children.[2] He also served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers.[2] He served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War and was discharged in 1917, dying the following year.[2]
References
- ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Duffy, Steve (2016-06-16). "World War One: Wales footballers who never came home". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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