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Phil Griggs

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Phil Griggs
Personal information
Full name Philip Ronald Griggs
Date of birth (1918-06-12)12 June 1918
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 30 June 1980(1980-06-30) (aged 62)
Place of death Southampton, England
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Sholing Boys
Spring Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1939 Southampton 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Ronald Griggs (12 June 1918 – 30 June 1980) was an English professional footballer who played one match as an inside forward for Southampton in the final season before the Second World War.

Football career

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Griggs was born in Southampton[1] and represented the town at football. He was a member of the Southampton Schoolboys' team which reached the national schoolboys' final in 1932 and he later played for the FA Amateur XI.[2]

He joined Southampton as an amateur in June 1937 and turned professional in April 1939. His only first-team appearance came in the final match of the 1938–39 season, when manager Tom Parker made five changes for the match at Plymouth Argyle, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.[3]

During the Second World War, Griggs lost a leg thus preventing his return to football.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 108. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 101. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
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