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

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

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 108. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 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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