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Danny Griffin
Personal information
Full name Daniel Joseph Griffin
Date of birth 10 August 1977 (1977-08-10) (age 32)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Livingston
Youth career
1994 St Andrew's Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)†
1994–2000 St. Johnstone 124 0(4)
2000–2004 Dundee United 077 0(4)
2004–2005 Stockport County 035 0(1)
2005–2006 Aberdeen 010 0(0)
2006–2008 Dundee 031 0(0)
2008–2009 Ross County 000 0(0)
2009– Livingston 027 0(2)
National team‡
1996– Northern Ireland 029 0(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:55, 02 January 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 19, 2006

Daniel Joseph Griffin (born 10 August, 1977 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Livingston. He is primarily a defender, but he can play in midfield.

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Career

He started his club career in Scotland with St. Johnstone in 1993. It was while he was with the McDiarmid Park club that Griffin made his international debut against Germany in a 1–1 draw on 29 May 1996 in Belfast and scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on 25 May 1999.

In the following months, English club Derby County offered St. Johnstone £1,000,000 for their 18-year-old centre-back. Griffin was beginning to develop a good relationship with St. Johnstone and he felt there was much more he could learn from Paul Sturrock,[1] so he turned down the move.[1] In 1996, Griffin scored an own goal, the only goal of the game, in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final loss to Stranraer.[2]

After seven years in Perth, Griffin followed manager Paul Sturrock to Tayside rivals Dundee United, for whom he would eventually become captain. Following injury problems, Griffin lost his regular place and joined English side Stockport County in 2004 as a free agent. After being released by Stockport, in December 2005 he signed for Aberdeen. Just four months later, however, he was informed that the club would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[3]

In June 2006, Griffin became one of new Dundee manager Alex Rae's first signings, agreeing a two-year contract.[4] On 8 January 2007 he left the club by mutual consent and joined Ross County a week later.[5] Griffin was released by Ross County after suffering more injuries.[6 ] He then joined Livingston in January 2009.[6 ]

Personal life

Griffin is married to Kirsty, with whom he has a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Jamie. [4]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Johnstone 1996–97 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 1
1997–98 13 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 1
1998–99 19 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 26 1
1999–00 30 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 34 2
Total 63 3 6 0 7 2 2 0 82 5
Dundee United 2000–01 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2001–02 29 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 34 3
2002–03 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2003–04 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Total 76 4 6 0 4 1 0 0 86 5
Stockport County 2003–04 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
2004–05 16 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 21 1
2005–06 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Total 35 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 41 2
Aberdeen 2005–06 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Dundee 2006–07 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 0
2007–08 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
Total 31 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 37 0
Ross County 2008–09 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 221 8 19 1 13 3 7 0 260 12

Honours

St Johnstone

1996-97
1998-99

References

  1. ^ a b "Football memories keep the Perth player in the game, Perthshire Advertiser, 13 June 2008.
  2. ^ Danny's blasts from the past, Perthshire Advertiser.
  3. ^ [1], BBC Sport.
  4. ^ [2], The Courier.
  5. ^ [3], BBC Sport.
  6. ^ a b Griffin and Winters move to Livi, BBC Sport, 16 January 2009.

External links

Livingston F.C. – current squad

GK Martini · GK McKenzie · DF Griffin · DF Innes · DF MacDonald · MF Fox · MF Hamill · MF Jacobs · MF Malone · MF McParland · MF Sinclair · MF Torrance · FW De Vita · FW Kerr · FW One · FW Smith · FW Winters · Manager: Bollan







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