Keith Griffiths (footballer)

For other people named Keith Griffiths, see Keith Griffiths (disambiguation).
Keith Griffiths
Personal information
Full name George Keith Griffiths
Date of birth (1927-12-30) 30 December 1927
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft (152 cm) 11"
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1955 Rhyl
1958–c 1959 Chester 54 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Keith Griffiths (born 30 December 1927 in Chester) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Griffiths began his playing career with Rhyl before joining hometown club Chester in the summer of 1955 along with John Devine.[1] His Football League debut followed on 28 September 1955, in a 3–2 win over Carlisle United at Sealand Road.[2]

He was to spend his first two years as second choice goalkeeper to Bobby Jones before playing regularly in 1957–58. He remained involved in the first team squad the following season but was restricted to just seven league appearances before moving on.[3]

Bibliography

Keith has been married to Doreen Joyce Smith for 58 years, and has lived in Chester all his life. He has two children, Martin and Jayne, and four grand children - Matthew Keith and Lauren Patricia Griffiths, and Samuel Martin and Benjamin Louis Caveen.

After Army service in 1946 to 1948, he was employed by Quicks of Chester for 34 years and became Sales Director in 1964. He retired in 1988.

References

  1. Sumner (1997), p 68
  2. Sumner (1997), stats section (55-56)
  3. Sumner (1997), stats section (58-59)
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