Mal Griffiths

William Maldwyn "Mal" Griffiths (8 March 1919^[1] – 5 April 1969^[2]) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for Leicester City and Wales.^[2]

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Personal information
Full name	William Maldwyn Griffiths
Date of birth	8 March 1919
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date of death	5 April 1969(1969-04-05) (aged 50)
Place of death	Wigston Magna, England
Position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1938	Arsenal	9	(5)
1936–1937	→ Margate (loan)
1938–1956	Leicester City	373	(66)
1956–1957	Burton Albion
International career
1947–1954	Wales	11	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Griffiths started out in local football before signing for Arsenal. After a spell at Arsenal's nursery club Margate he returned to the senior team and played nine league games (scoring five goals) in 1937–38 as Arsenal won the old First Division.^[3]

He moved to Leicester City for the 1938–39 season, and went on to play 373 League games for the Foxes over the next 18 years.^[1] He also made 36 FA Cup appearances for Leicester, and along with wartime games, his overall total appearances numbered 420, with 79 goals scored.^[4] He finished his career with Burton Albion.^[1]

Griffiths also won eleven caps for Wales, scoring two goals.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Mal Griffiths at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
2. ^ ^{a b} Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
3. ^ "1937–38 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
4. ^ Leicester player stats at filbertstreet.net Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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