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George Griffiths (footballer, born 1865)

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George Griffiths
Personal information
Date of birth (1865-04-11)11 April 1865
Place of birth Chirk, Wales
Date of death 7 July 1918(1918-07-07) (aged 53)[1]
Place of death Leigh, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chirk
International career
1887 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Griffiths (11 April 1865 – 7 July 1918) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played for Chirk as an inside left. He was capped by Wales at international level.[2]

Personal life

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Griffiths worked as a miner and had eight children.[1] He also served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers.[1] Griffiths served in the Army Service Corps during the First World War and was discharged in 1917 after an injury to his knee.[1] He died of stomach cancer in July 1918.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Duffy, Steve (16 June 2016). "World War One: Wales footballers who never came home". BBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.