Estyn Griffiths

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Estyn Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Estyn Griffiths [1]
Date of birth(1927-07-22)22 July 1927
Place of birth Pontblyddyn, Wales [2]
Date of death 1 April 2017 (2017-05) (aged 89) [2]
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1950 Llay Welfare
1950–1952 Wrexham 10 (0)
Chelmsford City
International career
1950 Wales Amateurs 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Estyn Griffiths (22 July 1927 – 1 April 2017) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Wrexham. [1] [3] He was capped by Wales at amateur level. [4]

Contents

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 1950–51 [2] Third Division North 600060
1951–52 [2] Third Division North400040
Career total10000100

Honours

Llay Welfare

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References

  1. 1 2 "Estyn Griffiths". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Estyn Griffiths | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. Wrexham : 1946/47 – 2007/08 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 334. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Information". Llay Miners Welfare Football Club. Retrieved 29 July 2017.