Scott Griffiths

Football player infobox
playername = Scott Griffiths


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|11|27
cityofbirth = Essex
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Dagenham & Redbridge
clubnumber = 12
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Southend United
years = 2003–2004
2004–
clubs = Aveley
Dagenham & Redbridge
caps(goals) =
150 (3)
nationalyears = 2006–2007
nationalteam = England National Game XI
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 (0)
pcupdate = 12:22, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 12:22, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Scott Griffiths (born November 27 1985 in Essex) is an English footballer, currently playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in League Two.

Career

Early playing career

Griffiths started his football career playing for, and later captaining, a Basildon-based team called Beech United. He was signed for Southend United's youth team aged 13. Griffiths left three years later, and joined the football academy at Thurrock & Basildon College. Whilst playing for the academy team, they won their league and two cup competitions. He was also capped for Essex county football team, and missed out on a place in the England Under-19's team when he was injured before the final trial.

After college, aged 17, he signed for Aveley, before signing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004, signing a three-year contract.cite news
title = Daggers bring in Griffiths
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/3555526.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-08-11
accessdate = 2008-09-04]

Dagenham & Redbridge

He made his debut as a substitute in the 90th minute against Forest Green Rovers, in the 4–1 away victory in the Conference National, on 17 August 2004.cite news
title = Forest Green 1-4 Dag & Red
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3567616.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-08-17
accessdate = 2008-09-04] He was played at left back, and went on to make 18 appearances in the 2004–05 season.

Griffiths made two of appearances in the England National Game XI team. He played against against the Netherlands in the last of England's European Challenge Trophy group games on 29 November 2006,cite news
title = England take the trophy
url = http://www.thefa.com/England/NationalGameXI/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/11/EnglandNGXI_vHolland.htm
publisher = The FA
date = 2006-11-29
accessdate = 2008-09-04] which saw them finish top of their group with maximum points. He also played in the 3–1 away defeat to Northern Ireland on 14 February 2007.cite news
title = Benson's debut consolation
url = http://www.thefa.com/England/NationalGameXI/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/02/EngNGXI_vNI_report.htm
publisher = The FA
date = 2007-02-14
accessdate = 2008-09-04]

In the 2006–07 season, Dagenham & Redbridge gained promotion to Football League Two. Griffiths played in 45 of Dagenham's 46 Conference National games.

Honours

*Conference National: 2006–07

References

External links

* [http://www.daggers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10692~30920,00.html Scott Griffiths profile] at Daggers.co.uk
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