{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=April 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Griffin | image = Adam Griffin.jpg | image_size = 175 | caption = Griffin training with Hyde in 2011 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|26|df=y}}<ref name="Adam Griffin Profile"/> | birth_place = Salford, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref name="Adam Griffin Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=30913 | title=Adam Griffin Profile | publisher=Soccerbase | accessdate=23 August 2011}}</ref> | position = Defender, Winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Oldham Athletic | years1 = 2002–2006 | clubs1 = Oldham Athletic | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = → Chester City (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → Oxford United (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = → Stockport County (loan) | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2006–2008 | clubs5 = Stockport County | caps5 = 70 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = Darlington | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2009–2011 | clubs7 = Stockport County | caps7 = 63 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2011–2013 | clubs8 = Hyde | caps8 = 92 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2013–2016 | clubs9 = Altrincham | caps9 = 71 | goals9 = 1 | totalcaps = 406 | totalgoals = 15 | club-update = }} '''Adam Griffin''' (born 26 August 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played for Ashton United FC.
He started his career at Oldham Athletic, having loan spells with Chester City, Oxford United and Stockport County. 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 Darlington 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. He signed for Altrincham in December 2013.
==Club career==
===Professional=== Born in Salford, Greater Manchester,<ref name="Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1761-2006">{{cite web | url= http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp| title=Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1761–2006 | publisher=FindMyPast | accessdate=23 August 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718063147/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp| archivedate= 18 July 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref name=sbase>{{cite web|title=Adam Griffin |work=Soccerbase |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=30913 |access-date=29 March 2008 }}</ref> before joining Football Conference side Chester City in January 2003 for a temporary spell on work experience.<ref>{{cite news|title= Chester land Griffin |work=BBC Sport|date=7 January 2003 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/2635135.stm |access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> He secured a regular place in the Oldham first team in November 2003, making 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2003–04 season,<ref name=sbase /> and was rewarded with a new 12-month contract in May 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title= Six new deals given out|work=BBC Sport|date=10 May 2004 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/3700949.stm|access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> Griffin made a further 46 appearances in the 2004–05 season,<ref name=sbase /> then joined Oxford United on loan in November 2005.<ref name=sbase /> He returned to Oldham in January 2006 after playing 13 matches during his two-month loan spell,<ref>{{cite news|title= Midfielder Griffin leaves Oxford|work=BBC Sport|date=16 January 2006 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/4616918.stm|access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> then joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season,<ref>{{cite news|title= County bring in Latics defender|work=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2006 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4632412.stm |access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> making 21 appearances in the remainder of the season.<ref name=sbase />
Griffin signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title= Stockport sign defender Griffin|work=BBC Sport|date=11 August 2006 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4783585.stm|access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/7483863.stm|title= Darlington snap up Stockport pair |date=1 July 2008|work=BBC Sport|access-date=3 July 2008}}</ref> 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,<ref name="2011-12 retained list revealed">{{cite web|date=25 May 2011 |title=2011–12 retained list revealed |url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2363060,00.html|publisher=Stockport County F.C |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402221438/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10419~2363060%2C00.html |archivedate=2 April 2012 }}</ref> despite winning Stockport's 'player of the year' award for the 2010–11 season and making 48 appearances.<ref name="Griffin Joins the Tigers">{{cite web | url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=5309 | title=Griffin Joins the Tigers | publisher=Football Conference | accessdate=23 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110152335/http://footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=5309 | archive-date=10 November 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Non-League=== On 19 August 2011, he signed for Hyde.<ref name="New Signing">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=441 |title=New Signing |publisher=Hyde F.C |accessdate=19 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013347/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=441 |archivedate=29 July 2014 }}</ref> He made his debut on 22 August 2011, playing as a left-back, as his new side won 4–0 against Hinckley United.<ref name="Match Details: Hyde 4-0 Hinckley United">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1947 |title=Match Details: Hyde 4–0 Hinckley United |publisher=Hyde F.C |accessdate=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901204044/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1947 |archivedate=1 September 2011 }}</ref> He opened his goalscoring account for the club, scoring an injury-time goal in Hyde's 3–2 defeat at FC Halifax Town in October 2011.<ref name="Halifax 3-2 Hyde">{{cite web | url=http://www.hydeunited.com/report.php?id=1962 | title=Match Details: FC Halifax Town 3 – 2 Hyde | publisher=Hyde Football Club: Database | accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> He scored the winning goal in their 1–0 win against Blyth Spartans in November.<ref name="Blythgoal">{{cite web | url=http://www.hydeunited.com/report.php?id=1957 | title=Hyde 1 – 0 Blyth Spartans | publisher=Hyde Football Club: Database | accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> He scored his second goal of the month when he scored a free-kick in injury-time as part of a 1–0 win away to Matlock Town in the FA Trophy.<ref name="FATrophygoal">{{cite web | url=http://www.hydeunited.com/report.php?id=1973 | title=Matlock Town 0 – 1 Hyde | publisher=Hyde Football Club: Database | accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref>
Griffin signed for Altrincham in December 2013,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/experienced-griffin-joins-alty-27421/ | title=Experienced Griffin joins Alty | publisher=Pitchero Non League | date=13 December 2013 | accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref> and made 28 appearances for them in the 2013–14 season as they were promoted to the Conference Premier via the Conference North play-offs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/adam-griffin/50517/ | title=A. Griffin | publisher=Soccerway | accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref> He was released prior to the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/depart16.htm|title=Altrincham FC Departed Players 2014-15}}</ref> He later joined Ashton United although he left the club without making an appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ashtonunited/teams/320/player/adam-griffin-1755925/12677|title = Adam Griffin - Ashton United Football Club First Team}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Stockport County''' *Football League Two play-offs: 2007–08<ref name="Stockport 3-2 Rochdale">{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/7416601.stm | title=Stockport 3–2 Rochdale |work=BBC Sport| access-date=23 August 2011 | first=Paul | last=Fletcher | date=26 May 2008}}</ref>
'''Hyde''' *Conference North: 2011–12
'''Altrincham''' *Conference North play-offs: 2013–14
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Soccerbase}}
{{2011–12 Conference North Team of the Year}} {{2013–14 Conference North Team of the Year}} {{Stockport County F.C. Player of the Year}}
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