Barry Griffiths (footballer, born 1940)

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Barry Griffiths
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-11-21) 21 November 1940 (age 82)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
–1959 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1963 Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
1963– Altrincham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Griffiths (born 21 November 1940) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1]

Griffiths moved from Sheffield Wednesday to Blackburn Rovers as a youth and played in the 1958–59 FA Youth Cup Final. [1] [2]

He made two senior appearances for Rovers, before moving to Altrincham. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barry Griffiths". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. "Blackburn Rovers F.C. Youth Team". F.A. Youth Challenge Cup Final Tie (Second Leg) Souvenir Programme. Provincial Newspapers Ltd. 1959.
  3. Barry Griffiths at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database