361
Legacy
Number
0
Youth
Promotion #
0
Youth
Debut #
68
Villa Appearances
1
Villa
Goals
2
Villa
Assists
22.67
Game
Per
Tom Griffiths
Player #361
Midfielder
M Tom Griffiths | 🏴 | #361 |
Thomas Percival Griffiths
21 February 1906
Wrexham 🏴
Wales 🏴
(5 ft 10 in) 1.78 m
Transfer Notes
Transfer In
Transfer In:
1935-36
Middlesbrough 🏴
£5.0k
November 1935
29
Management Committee 1935-1936
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
1937-38
Wrexham 🏴
Free
June 1937
31
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Previous Clubs
Tom Griffiths
Previous Clubs:
Ffrith Valley FC 🏴
1922-26 Wrexham 🏴
Football League Third Division North
🕒 35 | ⚽ 2 | (League)
1926-31 Everton 🏴
Football League First Division, Second Division
🕒 76 | ⚽ 9 | (League)
1931-33 Bolton Wanderers 🏴
Football League First Division
🕒 49 | ⚽ 6 | (League)
1933-35 Middlesbrough 🏴
Football League First Division
🕒 88 | ⚽ 1 | (League)
Subsequent Clubs
Tom Griffiths
Subsequent Clubs:
1938-39 Wrexham 🏴 Free
Football League Third Division North
🕒 10 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1939 Retired aged 33
Progression
Tom Griffiths
n/a
Appearance Record
Tom Griffiths
Midfielder
M Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1935-37 | £5.0k |
🕒 68 | ✅ 68 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 - | #361 |
🟩 25 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 26 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |
Played Under
Tom Griffiths
Management Committee 1935-36 🕒 28 | ✅ 28 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 13 |
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-37 🕒 40 | ✅ 40 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 13 |
Honours
Tom Griffiths
Played for the Villa
Debut Appearance
Tom Griffiths
Debut Squad:
1935-36
🟥 9 Nov 1935, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Management Committee 1935-1936
Debut:
1935-36
🟥 9 Nov 1935, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Management Committee 1935-1936
29
Loans Out
Tom Griffiths
Loans Out:
None
Final Appearance
Tom Griffiths
Final Appearance:
1936-37
🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
31
Final Squad:
1936-37
🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Villa Career
Tom Griffiths
Career Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
68
68
0
0
Career Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
2
68.00
22.67
Career Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
37%
62%
38%
1.35
Career Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
Career Goals
Tom Griffiths
1
🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
Scorer(s) | Tom Griffiths | 75' | Ronnie Dix | 82' |
Division Two
Career Assists
Tom Griffiths
2
🟩 7 Mar 1936, Villa 3-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Assist(s) | John Maund | 6' | Tom Griffiths | 8' | Dai Astley | 44' |
Division One
🟥 16 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Villa Park
Assist(s) | Tom Griffiths | 44' | John Maund | 62' |
FA Cup
Competition Record
Tom Griffiths
League
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
66
66
🔁 Substitute:
0
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
1
66.00
33.00
FA Cup
Games:
Starter:
2
2
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
2.00
League Cup
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Europe
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Season Record
Tom Griffiths
1935-36
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
28
28
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
28.00
Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
32%
54%
46%
1.18
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
1936-37
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
40
40
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
1
40.00
20.00
Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
40%
68%
33%
1.48
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
League Record
Premier League
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
Championship
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Tom Griffiths
First Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
27
27
0
0
1
0.00
Games / Involvement:
27.00
Second Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
39
39
0
1
0
39.00
Games / Involvement:
39.00
Third Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
League Seasons
Tom Griffiths
1935-36
First Division
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
27
27
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
27.00
1936-37
Second Division
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
39
39
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0
39.00
39.00
League Appearances
1935-36
🟥 9 Nov 1935, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟨 16 Nov 1935, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟩 30 Nov 1935, Villa 4-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
20th=
1935-36
🟥 7 Dec 1935, Villa 0-5 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
20th
1935-36
🟥 21 Dec 1935, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟩 25 Dec 1935, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
1935-36
🟥 26 Dec 1935, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟥 28 Dec 1935, Villa 2-5 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟩 4 Jan 1936, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟥 18 Jan 1936, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟨 25 Jan 1936, Villa 2-2 Brentford, Villa Park
Division One
22nd
1935-36
🟥 15 Feb 1936, Villa 3-4 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟩 29 Feb 1936, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟩 7 Mar 1936, Villa 3-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟥 21 Mar 1936, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟩 28 Mar 1936, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟩 1 Apr 1936, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟥 4 Apr 1936, Villa 1-4 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
21st
1935-36
🟩 10 Apr 1936, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
20th (+1)
1935-36
🟨 11 Apr 1936, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
20th
1935-36
🟨 13 Apr 1936, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
15th=
1935-36
🟥 18 Apr 1936, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
18th=
1935-36
🟥 25 Apr 1936, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
21st
1936-37
🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Vetch Field
Division Two
1936-37
🟨 2 Sep 1936, Villa 1-1 Forest, City Ground
Division Two
1936-37
🟩 5 Sep 1936, Villa 4-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Division Two
1st=
1936-37
🟨 7 Sep 1936, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
Division Two
1st=
1936-37
🟩 12 Sep 1936, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division Two
1st=
1936-37
🟩 14 Sep 1936, Villa 5-1 Bradford, Villa Park
Division Two
1st=
1936-37
🟥 19 Sep 1936, Villa 0-3 Fulham, Villa Park
Division Two
2nd
1936-37
🟥 26 Sep 1936, Villa 0-1 Doncaster, Belle Vue
Division Two
3rd=
1936-37
🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division Two
3rd=
1936-37
🟨 10 Oct 1936, Villa 2-2 Plymouth, Home Park
Division Two
3rd=
1936-37
🟩 24 Oct 1936, Villa 4-2 Barnsley, Villa Park
Division Two
2nd=
1936-37
🟥 31 Oct 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division Two
5th=
1936-37
🟨 7 Nov 1936, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Division Two
6th=
1936-37
🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
Division Two
4th=
1936-37
🟩 14 Nov 1936, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division Two
3rd=
1936-37
🟨 21 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division Two
5th=
1936-37
🟥 28 Nov 1936, Villa 1-2 Bury, Gigg Lane
Division Two
6th
1936-37
🟥 5 Dec 1936, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Division Two
6th=
1936-37
🟩 19 Dec 1936, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Division Two
7th=
1936-37
🟥 25 Dec 1936, Villa 0-1 Chesterfield, Saltergate
Division Two
1936-37
🟩 26 Dec 1936, Villa 4-0 Swansea, Villa Park
Division Two
7th=
1936-37
🟩 28 Dec 1936, Villa 6-2 Chesterfield, Villa Park
Division Two
6th=
1936-37
🟨 2 Jan 1937, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell
Division Two
8th
1936-37
🟨 9 Jan 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Division Two
8th
1936-37
🟥 23 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Division Two
9th
1936-37
🟨 30 Jan 1937, Villa 1-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
Division Two
8th=
1936-37
🟥 6 Feb 1937, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Division Two
9th=
1936-37
🟩 13 Feb 1937, Villa 5-4 Plymouth, Villa Park
Division Two
7th=
1936-37
🟩 20 Feb 1937, Villa 4-1 BPA, Villa Park
Division Two
7th
1936-37
🟩 27 Feb 1937, Villa 4-0 Barnsley, Oakwell
Division Two
6th=
1936-37
🟩 6 Mar 1937, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division Two
5th
1936-37
🟨 13 Mar 1937, Villa 2-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division Two
5th=
1936-37
🟩 20 Mar 1937, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division Two
5th
1936-37
🟩 26 Mar 1937, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’
Division Two
5th
1936-37
🟩 27 Mar 1937, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Ewood
Division Two
4th=
1936-37
🟥 30 Mar 1937, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division Two
5th
1936-37
🟥 3 Apr 1937, Villa 0-4 Bury, Villa Park
Division Two
5th
1936-37
🟥 24 Apr 1937, Villa 1-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
Division Two
8th
1936-37
🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Division Two
9th
FA Cup Seasons
Tom Griffiths
1935-36
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
1936-37
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
1.00
FA Cup Appearances
1935-36
🟥 11 Jan 1936, Villa 0-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FA Cup
3rd Round
1936-37
🟥 16 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Villa Park
FA Cup
3rd Round
League Cup Seasons
Tom Griffiths
1935-36
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
1936-37
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup Appearances
European Seasons
Tom Griffiths
1935-36
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
1936-37
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Appearances
Unused Substitute Appearances
Tom Griffiths
Sendings Off
Tom Griffiths
International Career
Tom Griffiths
Villa International #52
Full International Record
🏴 🕒 21 | 21 (-) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - |
Villa International Record
🏴 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 |
Career Notes
Tom Griffiths
Biography
Tom Griffiths
Player #361 for Aston Villa, Thomas Percival Griffiths, known as Tom Griffiths, played as a midfielder for the club in the position then known as a half back.
Tom played for Villa in 1935-36 and 1936-37 making 68 appearances and scoring once.
Tom was born in Moss, Wrexham on 21 February 1906 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 9 November 1935 aged 29.
Villa had signed Tom from Middlesbrough for a fee of £5,000 earlier in November 1935 and he went on to make 27 appearances in his only top flight season with Villa.
With 1935-36 ending in Villa’s first ever relegation, Tom lined up for Villa in the second division in 1936-37 making 39 appearances and scoring his only league goal for the club.
Tom played his last game for Villa on 26 April 1937 at the age of 31 and moved on to Wrexham as player coach before returning to Villa as a scout in the 1939-39 before WW2 interrupted league football.
Tom had played under managers Jimmy McMullan and Jimmy Hogan in his 2 seasons with Villa.
Tom passed away in Moss, Wrexham on 15th December 1981 aged 75.
15 December 1981, Aged 75