Ian Griffiths - Player Profile
| Full Name: | Ian James Griffiths |
| Born: | 17/04/1960 (age 66) |
| Place of Birth: | Birkenhead |
| Nationality: | England |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Position: | Midfield |
| First Team Debut: | 17/08/1985 v Swansea City (A) - Canon League Division Three (old) |
Bio
Ian arrived at Springfield Park for the beginning of the 1985/86 season from Port Vale and he made his Latics League debut on the opening day of the 1985/86 season, 17th August 1985.
The game was against Swansea City at the Vetch Field and this was a significant match in Latics’ history as it was the first one that the club had ever won on the opening day of a Football league season. The game was won 1-0 with Graham Barrow doing the honours by scoring.
After making 68+1 League appearances and scoring 7 League goals he left the club at the end of season 1986/87 and spent a season in Japan.
He returned to Springfield Park for the start of the 1990/91 season and made his second Latics League debut on the opening day of that season, 25th August 1990, against Mansfield Town at Springfield Park. The game resulted in a 0-2 defeat for the Blues.
He played a further 6+5 League games for the club without scoring before he signed for Wrexham in exchange for Gary Worthington in the summer of 1991.
Playing Career
| Years | Club |
|---|---|
| 1978-1983 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 1983-1984 | Rochdale |
| 1984-1985 | Port Vale |
| 1985-1988 | Wigan Athletic |
| 1988-1990 | Mazda Hiroshima |
| 1990-1991 | Wigan Athletic |
| 1991-1992 | Wrexham |
Wigan Athletic Career
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1990-1991 | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 | |
| 1987-1988 | 5 (8) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 9 (10) | 1 | |
| 1986-1987 | 30 (1) | 3 | 4 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 41 (1) | 4 | |
| 1985-1986 | 38 (0) | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 48 (1) | 4 | |
| TOTALS | 79 (14) | 7 | 8 (0) | 1 | 7 (3) | 0 | 13 (1) | 1 | 107 (18) | 9 | |
