Ian Griffiths

Griffiths began his career with John King's Tranmere Rovers, who were relegated out of the Third Division at the end of the 1978–79 season. Rovers finished 15th in the Fourth Division in 1979–80, before slipping into the re-election zone in 1980–81 under the stewardship of new manager Bryan Hamilton. They rose to 11th in 1981–82, but ended the 1982–83 season just one point and one place above the re-election zone. He scored five goals in 116 league games in his five-year stay at Prenton Park. He then spent the 1983–84 campaign with Rochdale, and scored five goals in 41 league games for Jimmy Greenhoff's "Dale" in what turned out to be a brief stay at Spotland. He joined Fourth Division side Port Vale on trial in October 1984. He scored on his full debut at Vale Park, in a 4–1 win over Scunthorpe United in a second round FA Cup game on 7 December 1984. He enjoyed fairly regular first-team action but suffered a bizarre injury on 5 February 1985; he required a skin graft after he trapped a finger in the toilet door of the team coach. The following month he damaged his knee ligaments and never played for the club again. He played only 12 league and three cup games and was released at the end of the 1984–85 season by "Valiants" manager John Rudge. He re-joined former boss Bryan Hamilton at Third Division Wigan Athletic, who went on to finish the 1985–86 season one point and one place outside the promotion places. New boss Ray Mathias led the club to a fourth-place finish in…

Mazda Hiroshima

Japan Soccer League Second Division (West): 1988–89 Wrexham

Welsh Cup runner-up: 1991