421:. He enjoyed fairly regular first-team action but suffered a bizarre injury on 5 February 1985; he required a skin graft after he trapped a finger in the toilet door of the team coach. The following month he damaged his knee
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and missed out on the play-offs by a three-point margin. Griffiths scored seven goals in 82 league games during his first spell at
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season just one point and one place above the re-election zone. He scored five goals in 116 league games in his five-year stay at
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488:, Mazda finished as Second Division (West) champions in
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401:'s "Dale" in what turned out to be a brief stay at
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444:season one point and one place outside the
273:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
512:, and played 14 Fourth Division games for
282:(born 17 April 1960) is an English former
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20:
1375:at the English National Football Archive
532:, he retired from professional football.
452:led the club to a fourth-place finish in
1445:English expatriate sportspeople in Japan
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516:'s "Dragons", and also appeared in the
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1440:English expatriate men's footballers
358:season. Rovers finished 15th in the
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1415:Men's association football wingers
1344:Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81
496:, just two points behind promoted
14:
405:. He joined Fourth Division side
72:5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
338:Griffiths began his career with
1465:English Football League players
419:FA Cup game on 7 December 1984
1:
460:, though they were beaten by
429:season by "Valiants" manager
370:under the stewardship of new
1420:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
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440:, who went on to finish the
1470:Japan Soccer League players
1455:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
1435:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
1405:Footballers from Birkenhead
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1340:Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980).
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1317:Port Vale Personalities
508:season with Welsh side
480:. Playing under former
377:. They rose to 11th in
316:English Football League
1460:Wrexham A.F.C. players
1430:Port Vale F.C. players
528:. After departing the
504:season, He spent the
518:1991 Welsh Cup final
413:, in a 4–1 win over
389:. He then spent the
328:1991 Welsh Cup final
27:Personal information
1315:Kent, Jeff (1996).
1261:Japan Soccer League
280:Ian James Griffiths
35:Ian James Griffiths
23:
417:in a second round
354:at the end of the
16:English footballer
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536:Career statistics
530:Racecourse Ground
526:Cardiff Arms Park
448:places. New boss
415:Scunthorpe United
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470:Springfield Park
381:, but ended the
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1080:Wigan Athletic
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988:Third Division
954:Third Division
642:Fourth Division
596:Tranmere Rovers
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478:Mazda Hiroshima
399:Jimmy Greenhoff
360:Fourth Division
344:Tranmere Rovers
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324:Fourth Division
304:Mazda Hiroshima
288:Tranmere Rovers
286:who played for
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210:Mazda Hiroshima
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138:Tranmere Rovers
132:
95:Tranmere Rovers
51:
45:
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12:
11:
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537:
534:
486:Kazuo Imanishi
484:international
438:Wigan Athletic
393:campaign with
375:Bryan Hamilton
352:Third Division
335:
332:
320:Third Division
300:Wigan Athletic
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274:
270:
269:
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58:Place of birth
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3:
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1373:Ian Griffiths
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1062:
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1045:
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1036:
1033:
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1021:
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1016:
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974:
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965:
962:
959:
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951:
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52:(age 64)
50:17 April 1960
40:Date of birth
38:
30:
25:
22:Ian Griffiths
19:
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1316:
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522:Swansea City
462:Swindon Town
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387:Prenton Park
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114:
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87:Youth career
18:
1395:1960 births
1279:runner-up:
514:Brian Flynn
450:Ray Mathias
350:out of the
346:, who were
81:Left winger
77:Position(s)
1389:Categories
1359:0362020175
1348:. London:
1287:References
520:defeat to
431:John Rudge
284:footballer
62:Birkenhead
46:1960-04-17
1277:Welsh Cup
906:Port Vale
552:Division
458:play-offs
446:promotion
423:ligaments
411:Vale Park
407:Port Vale
348:relegated
340:John King
296:Port Vale
239:1991–1992
221:1990–1991
205:1988–1990
187:1985–1988
174:Port Vale
169:1984–1985
151:1983–1984
133:1978–1983
64:, England
32:Full name
804:Rochdale
540:Source:
403:Spotland
395:Rochdale
292:Rochdale
156:Rochdale
1271:Wrexham
1265:1988–89
1250:Honours
1157:1991–92
1123:1990–91
1118:Wrexham
1084:1990–91
1018:1987–88
984:1986–87
950:1985–86
911:1984–85
843:1984–85
809:1983–84
741:1982–83
707:1981–82
673:1980–81
637:1979–80
601:1978–79
558:FA Cup
555:League
549:Season
510:Wrexham
506:1991–92
502:1990–91
494:1989–90
490:1988–89
466:1987–88
454:1986–87
442:1985–86
427:1984–85
391:1983–84
383:1982–83
379:1981–82
372:manager
368:1980–81
364:1979–80
356:1978–79
308:Wrexham
244:Wrexham
1356:
1323:
1190:Total
1051:Total
876:Total
774:Total
590:Goals
564:Total
561:Other
334:Career
312:winger
306:, and
69:Height
584:Goals
578:Goals
572:Goals
546:Club
482:Japan
476:side
267:(17+)
256:Total
106:Years
1354:ISBN
1321:ISBN
1281:1991
587:Apps
581:Apps
575:Apps
569:Apps
322:and
310:. A
262:276+
116:Apps
110:Team
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1222:276
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524:at
474:JSL
362:in
342:'s
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124:Gls
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991:31
978:4
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957:38
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871:0
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