Market value
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Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Stoke City
top club · 133 apps
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2004
€2.50m
top transfer fee · 97/98
2
best season · 02/03
9 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1979-03-17 · 4 players total
401Appearances
8Goals
7Assists
72Yellow cards
2Red cards
106Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Andy Griffin |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Andrew Griffin |
| Date of birth | 1979-03-17 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2014-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2014
Transfer: Chester → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Mar 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Chester
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Chester FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Doncaster → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Doncaster
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Doncaster Rovers
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Reading → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Reading FC
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Reading FC
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Reading
10/11 · Transfer · €475k
Jun 2010
Transfer: Reading → Stoke City
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Reading
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Reading FC, Stoke City, Stoke City U21
34 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Stoke City
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Derby → Stoke City
07/08 · Transfer · €450k
Aug 2007
Transfer: Portsmouth → Derby
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Stoke City, Derby County
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2007
Transfer: Stoke City → Portsmouth
06/07 · Return from loan
Sep 2006
Transfer: Portsmouth → Stoke City
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Stoke City, Portsmouth FC
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Portsmouth FC
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Portsmouth FC
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Newcastle → Portsmouth
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Newcastle United
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Newcastle United
40 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Newcastle United
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Newcastle United
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Newcastle United
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
98/99 — Newcastle United
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 1998
Transfer: Stoke City → Newcastle
97/98 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Stoke City, Newcastle United
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Stoke City
35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Stoke U18 → Stoke City
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 101 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.94/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.94/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Newcastle United
32.5%
Stoke City
67.5%
Chester FC
0.0%
Doncaster Rovers
0.0%
Reading FC
0.0%
Stoke City U21
0.0%
Derby County
0.0%
Portsmouth FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 7 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 3,087 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 06/07 | 97/98 | 133 | 5 | 1 | 6,415 |
| Chester FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reading FC | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stoke City U21 | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derby County | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portsmouth FC | 3 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 98/99 | Cup Winners' Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Stoke City | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,043 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Stoke City | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2,699 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Chester FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | EFL Trophy | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League One | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Reading FC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Reading FC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship Play-Offs | Reading FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Reading FC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 252 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Reserve League South | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Stoke City | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Stoke City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Derby County | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Stoke City | 33 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1,421 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League Qu. | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 979 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2,012 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UI Cup | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Stoke U18 | Stoke City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-30 | Stoke City | Newcastle | Transfer | 0 | €2.50m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Newcastle | Portsmouth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-09-08 | Portsmouth | Stoke City | Loan | 2200000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-05-31 | Stoke City | Portsmouth | Return from loan | 2200000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-01 | Portsmouth | Derby | Transfer | 2200000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-11 | Derby | Stoke City | Transfer | 800000 | €450k |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-12 | Stoke City | Reading | Loan | 1200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-01 | Reading | Stoke City | Return from loan | 1200000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Stoke City | Reading | Transfer | 1200000 | €475k |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Reading | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-10-23 | Without Club | Doncaster | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Doncaster | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-03-27 | Without Club | Chester | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Chester | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Ankle injury | 2008-12-11 | 2008-12-26 | 16 | 3 |
| 12/13 | Hamstring injury | 2013-04-10 | 2013-06-30 | 82 | 6 |
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Championship | Stoke City | 2 | 33 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 1 | 3 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 1 | 27 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 4 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Stoke City | 1 | 33 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 1 | 27 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2010-06-01 | Reading | Stoke City | Return from loan | — | €1.20m |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-12 | Stoke City | Reading | Loan | — | €1.20m |
| 06/07 | 2007-05-31 | Stoke City | Portsmouth | Return from loan | — | €2.20m |
| 06/07 | 2006-09-08 | Portsmouth | Stoke City | Loan | — | €2.20m |
Teams faced most often by Andy Griffin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 17% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17% |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 50% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 33% |
| Fulham FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 50% |
| West Ham United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 67% |
| Everton FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 17% |
| Arsenal FC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 50% |
| Liverpool FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 33% |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 33% |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 02/03 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 29 | 2,043 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 96/97 | 35 | 2,699 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 13/14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 34 | 252 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| 08/09 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 34 | 1,421 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 05/06 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 40 | 2,991 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 00/01 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
111 apps
2 G
3 A
Premier League
155 apps
2 G
1 A
First Division
57 apps
2 G
0 A
League Cup
19 apps
1 G
1 A
Champions League
11 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
15 apps
0 G
1 A
Reserve League South
6 apps
0 G
1 A
League One
16 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Andy Griffin
Who is Andy Griffin?
Andy Griffin is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.
How old is Andy Griffin?
Andy Griffin is 47 years old. He was born on March 17, 1979 in Manchester.
What position does Andy Griffin play?
Andy Griffin plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Andy Griffin play for?
Andy Griffin currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Andy Griffin scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Andy Griffin has scored 8 goals in 401 appearances.