Adam Griffin
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Adam Griffin is a professional footballer who currently plays for Conference North
side Hyde
.
He started his career at , having loan spells with , and . After a successful loan at Stockport, he was signed on a permanent basis in 2006. After two seasons with Stockport he was released and subsequently joined where he stayed for the 2008–09 season before returning to Stockport at the start of 2009–10. After Stockport's relegation from the Football League
in 2011, he was released and joined Hyde in August the same year.
, Greater Manchester
, Griffin started his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, making his debut against Queens Park Rangers
on the final day of the 2001–02 season
, before joining Football Conference
side Chester City
in January 2003 for a temporary spell on work experience. He secured a regular place in the Oldham first team in November 2003, making 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2003–04 season
, and was rewarded with a new 12-month contract in May 2004. Griffin made a further 46 appearances in the 2004–05 season
, then joined Oxford United
on loan in November 2005. He returned to Oldham in January 2006 after playing 13 matches during his two-month loan spell, then joined Stockport County
on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season, making 21 appearances in the remainder of the season.
Griffin signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006. Griffin was released from his contract with Stockport after the club was promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season
and joined Darlington
in July 2008. He rejoined Stockport in July 2009. In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011–12 season, despite winning Stockport's 'player of the year' award for the 2010–11 season and making 48 appearances.
. He made his debut on 22 August 2011, playing as a left-back, as his new side won 4–0 against .
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
side Hyde
Hyde F.C.
Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...
.
He started his career at , having loan spells with , and . After a successful loan at Stockport, he was signed on a permanent basis in 2006. After two seasons with Stockport he was released and subsequently joined where he stayed for the 2008–09 season before returning to Stockport at the start of 2009–10. After Stockport's relegation from the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
in 2011, he was released and joined Hyde in August the same year.
Professional
Born in SalfordCity of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, Griffin started his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, making his debut against Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
on the final day of the 2001–02 season
2001-02 in English football
The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...
, before joining Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
side Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
in January 2003 for a temporary spell on work experience. He secured a regular place in the Oldham first team in November 2003, making 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2003–04 season
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
, and was rewarded with a new 12-month contract in May 2004. Griffin made a further 46 appearances in the 2004–05 season
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
, then joined Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
on loan in November 2005. He returned to Oldham in January 2006 after playing 13 matches during his two-month loan spell, then joined Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season, making 21 appearances in the remainder of the season.
Griffin signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006. Griffin was released from his contract with Stockport after the club was promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
and joined Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
in July 2008. He rejoined Stockport in July 2009. In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011–12 season, despite winning Stockport's 'player of the year' award for the 2010–11 season and making 48 appearances.
Non-League
On 19 August 2011, he signed for HydeHyde F.C.
Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...
. He made his debut on 22 August 2011, playing as a left-back, as his new side won 4–0 against .
Honours
Stockport County- Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Play-off final winner (1): 2007–082007-08 in English footballThe 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...