Appearances:
68 |
Starts:
68 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
1 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #360
Source: Football card #1 Tom Griffiths issued by John Sinclair Ltd under the English & Scottish Football Stars series, 1935.
Source: Football card #1 Tom Griffiths issued by John Sinclair Ltd under the English & Scottish Football Stars series, 1935.
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Position:
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Midfielder
1935-36
1936-37
2
Tom Griffiths
Tom Griffiths
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1935-36 | 1936-37 |
Age
29 | 30 |
Division
D1 | D2 |
Squad #
Appearances
28 | 40 |
Starts
28 | 40 |
Subs
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 1 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1935-36 | 1936-37 |
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🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Thomas Percival Griffiths
Birth Date
21 February 1906
Birth Place
Moss, Wrexham
Birth Country
Wales
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Citizenship
Wales
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Ffrith Valley FC |
1922-26 Wrexham |
1926-31 Everton |
1931-33 Bolton Wanderers |
1933-35 Middlesbrough |
Transfer in
Aged
29
From
Middlesbrough
For
£5,000
On
November 1935
Under
Jimmy McMullan
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
31
Wrexham
To
For
Free
On
1937
Under
Jimmy Hogan
Subsequent Clubs
1938-39 Wrexham |
Died
15 December 1981, Aged 75
Villa Career
1935-37 £5k, 68 | 1 | #360 |
Appearances
Unused
68
0
Goals
1
Played Under
Jimmy McMullan
Jimmy Hogan
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1935-36
9 November 1935
Liverpool (a), Division One
29
No Substitutes in Period
11 November 1936
Appearances
Goals
68
1
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1936-37
26 April 1937
West Ham United (a), Division Two
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
31
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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Wales
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Tom Griffiths
Source: Football card #1 Tom Griffiths issued by John Sinclair Ltd under the English & Scottish Football Stars series, 1935.
Source: Football card #1 Tom Griffiths issued by John Sinclair Ltd under the English & Scottish Football Stars series, 1935.
Player #362 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.