Bryan Griffiths (born 26 January 1965) is an English former professional

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. He played as a

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. Born in

Prescot Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civil parish population was 11,184 (5,265 males, 5,919 femal ...

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, Griffiths began his career with St Helens Town in the 1980s. He signed professional forms with

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in 1988, and went on to make almost 200 league appearances for the Latics, scoring 44 goals. In 1993, he was signed by

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. In two years at

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he made 57 appearances and scored 17 goals. When Ayre became manager of

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in 1994, he signed Griffiths on loan. He scored once in his five games for the Yorkshiremen. Griffiths moved into

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football with Telford United in 1995. He finished his career back with his first club, St. Helens Town, in 2000.

References

Profile at PlayerHistory.com

1965 births Living people Footballers from Prescot English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders St Helens Town A.F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Southport F.C. players Pilkington F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub