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Chelsea FC Profile: Bob Griffiths

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Full Name: Robert Hamilton Griffiths

Born: Monday, 9th November 1908
Place of birth: Chapleton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Monday, 9th June 1980 (aged 71)
Place of death: Harrow, London, England
Burial: Cremated - Jun 1980, Breakspear Crematorium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip. Ashes were scattered in Garden of Remembrance at location 39.P

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1931 to 1941


Playing Career:


Pollok Juniors
Chelsea (Jul 1931 to Jun 1941) - cost: unknown - Retired

* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 17th September 1932, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 10 months 8 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Wednesday, 31st August 1938, Chelsea 3 - 1 Preston North End

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1932 / 33 210003
1933 / 34 110002
1935 / 36 100001
1936 / 37 100001
1937 / 38 35100036
1938 / 39 200002
Total42300045

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Griffiths made 45 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League17th Sep 1932Wolverhampton Wanderers12Chelsea31,922 match won
League1st Oct 1932Aston Villa31Chelsea32,684 match lost
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1933Brighton And Hove Albion21Chelsea23,580 match lost
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1934Stoke City31Chelsea42,219 match lost
League5th May 1934Leeds United31Chelsea6,092 match lost
League9th Nov 1935Chelsea21Middlesbrough33,408 match won
League2nd Jan 1937Birmingham00Chelsea17,673 match drawn
League28th Aug 1937Chelsea61Liverpool41,553 match won
League1st Sep 1937Leeds United20Chelsea18,858 match lost
League4th Sep 1937West Bromwich Albion40Chelsea23,097 match lost
League8th Sep 1937Chelsea41Leeds United17,300 match won
League11th Sep 1937Chelsea20Birmingham34,072 match won Captain
League15th Sep 1937Chelsea10Grimsby Town15,617 match won
League18th Sep 1937Middlesbrough43Chelsea19,631 match lost
League25th Sep 1937Chelsea21Stoke City38,504 match won
League2nd Oct 1937Portsmouth24Chelsea25,233 match won
League9th Oct 1937Chelsea22Arsenal75,952 match drawn
League16th Oct 1937Blackpool02Chelsea23,974 match won
League23rd Oct 1937Chelsea21Brentford56,810 match won
League30th Oct 1937Bolton Wanderers55Chelsea22,293 match drawn
League6th Nov 1937Chelsea00Sunderland50,554 match drawn
League13th Nov 1937Everton41Chelsea29,930 match lost
League20th Nov 1937Chelsea22Manchester City40,197 match drawn
League27th Nov 1937Leicester City10Chelsea18,883 match lost
League4th Dec 1937Chelsea31Huddersfield Town31,475 match won
League11th Dec 1937Derby County40Chelsea12,886 match lost Captain
League18th Dec 1937Chelsea02Wolverhampton Wanderers31,314 match lost Captain
League27th Dec 1937Charlton Athletic31Chelsea51,125 match lost Captain
League1st Jan 1938Liverpool22Chelsea39,062 match drawn Captain
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1938Chelsea01Everton41,946 match lost Captain
League15th Jan 1938Chelsea22West Bromwich Albion20,378 match drawn
League22nd Jan 1938Birmingham11Chelsea18,480 match drawn
League29th Jan 1938Chelsea01Middlesbrough27,081 match lost
League5th Feb 1938Stoke City21Chelsea22,693 match lost
League12th Feb 1938Chelsea31Portsmouth18,323 match won Captain
League19th Feb 1938Arsenal20Chelsea49,573 match lost Captain
League26th Feb 1938Chelsea13Blackpool27,301 match lost Captain
League9th Mar 1938Brentford11Chelsea20,401 match drawn Captain
League12th Mar 1938Chelsea00Bolton Wanderers38,171 match drawn Captain
League19th Mar 1938Sunderland11Chelsea19,327 match drawn Captain
League26th Mar 1938Chelsea20Everton27,043 match won Captain
League2nd Apr 1938Manchester City10Chelsea31,033 match lost Captain
League9th Apr 1938Chelsea41Leicester City20,211 match won Captain
League27th Aug 1938Liverpool21Chelsea33,868 match lost
League31st Aug 1938Chelsea31Preston North End24,821 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1931 / 32 4
1932 / 33 3
1934 / 35 2 (1)
1935 / 36 6
1936 / 37 3
1937 / 38 1
1938 / 39 3
Total22 (1)

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Griffiths made 22 appearances for Chelsea, of which 1 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly15th Aug 1931Chelsea23Chelsea16,000 match won
Friendly20th Aug 1931Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup14th Oct 1931Chelsea42Thames Associationunknown match won
London Challenge Cup26th Oct 1931Chelsea02Fulhamunknown match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1932Chelsea42Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1932Chelsea12Chelsea5,000 match won
London Challenge Cup10th Oct 1932Queens Park Rangers21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1934Chelsea72Chelsea6,000 match lost Sub on
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1934Wimbledon12Chelsea4,000 match won
Friendly17th Aug 1935Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly21st Aug 1935Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly24th Aug 1935Chelsea22Chelsea1,000 match drawn
London Challenge Cup7th Oct 1935Millwall12Chelseaunknown match won
London Challenge Cup21st Oct 1935Chelsea01Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Friendly30th Mar 1936Chelsea30Cliftonville4,000 match won
Friendly15th Aug 1936Chelsea43Chelsea9,000 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1936Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1936Millwall20Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly14th Aug 1937Chelsea12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly17th Aug 1938Chelsea22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly20th Aug 1938Brentford21Chelsea12,500 match lost
London Challenge Cup3rd Oct 1938West Ham United22Chelseaunknown match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1931 / 32 16
1932 / 33 24
1933 / 34 27
1934 / 35 24
1935 / 36 27
1936 / 37 35
1938 / 39 6
Total159

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1933 / 34 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Griffiths made 159 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League31st Aug 1931Southampton33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League16th Sep 1931Arsenal04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Sep 1931Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelsea3,500 match drawn
Reserve League24th Sep 1931Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Oct 1931Chelsea50Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League17th Oct 1931Chelsea50Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League24th Oct 1931Reading21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Oct 1931Chelsea20Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League31st Oct 1931Chelsea21Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League7th Nov 1931Cardiff City21Chelsea3,000 match lost
Reserve League14th Nov 1931Chelsea32Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1931Chelsea32Coventry City3,000 match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1932Leicester City11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League27th Feb 1932Southend United00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Mar 1932Chelsea11Readingunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Apr 1932Chelsea21Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League27th Aug 1932Southampton12Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League1st Sep 1932Chelsea00Portsmouth3,000 match drawn
Reserve League3rd Sep 1932Brighton And Hove Albion50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Oct 1932Watford30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Oct 1932Chelsea10Swansea Town4,000 match won
Reserve League29th Oct 1932Chelsea30Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League12th Nov 1932Chelsea21Aldershotunknown match won
Friendly19th Nov 1932Windsor & Eton02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Nov 1932Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Dec 1932Bristol City13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League10th Dec 1932Leicester City32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League12th Dec 1932Charlton Athletic41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Dec 1932Southend United32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Dec 1932Chelsea03Southamptonunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Jan 1933Aldershot21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Feb 1933Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League20th Feb 1933West Ham United51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League4th Mar 1933Chelsea32Coventry Cityunknown match won
Reserve League6th Mar 1933Tottenham Hotspur32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Mar 1933Luton Town50Chelsea10,000 match lost
Reserve League15th Mar 1933Chelsea21Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League29th Mar 1933Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Apr 1933Northampton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League15th Apr 1933Chelsea10Leicester Cityunknown match won
Reserve League26th Aug 1933Chelsea21Coventry City7,000 match won
Reserve League28th Aug 1933Queens Park Rangers41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1933Chelsea10Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Sep 1933Chelsea22Watfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Sep 1933Southend United32Chelsea2,800 match lost
Reserve League1st Nov 1933Dartford50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Nov 1933Chelsea00Park Royalunknown match drawn
Reserve League11th Nov 1933Luton Town50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Nov 1933Chelsea10Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Dec 1933Chelsea21Aldershotunknown match won
Reserve League16th Dec 1933Chelsea21Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Dec 1933Southampton01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1933Chelsea41Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League30th Dec 1933Coventry City01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Jan 1934Chelsea52Park Royalunknown match won
Reserve League7th Feb 1934Portsmouth30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Feb 1934Chelsea11Leicester Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Feb 1934Guildford City24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Feb 1934Chelsea23Brentfordunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1934Tottenham Hotspur42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Mar 1934Chelsea11Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Mar 1934Guildford City31Chelsea1,700 match lost
Reserve League24th Mar 1934Chelsea70Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League30th Mar 1934Chelsea00Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League31st Mar 1934Swansea Town20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1934Chelsea23Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Apr 1934ChelseaIslington Corinthiansunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Aug 1934Crystal Palace40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Sep 1934Chelsea31Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League12th Sep 1934Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League15th Sep 1934Brighton And Hove Albion32Chelsea2,913 match lost
Reserve League19th Sep 1934ChelseaFulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Sep 1934Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Sep 1934Chelsea44Park Royalunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Oct 1934Southampton00Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League20th Oct 1934Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Nov 1934Watford20Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League28th Nov 1934Chelsea10Islington Corinthiansunknown match won
Reserve League1st Dec 1934Chelsea24Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match lost
Friendly8th Dec 1934Leyton12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Jan 1935Coventry City51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Jan 1935Swansea Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Jan 1935Chelsea20Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League9th Feb 1935Chelsea42Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Feb 1935Guildford City43Chelsea1,450 match lost
Friendly28th Feb 1935Ramsgate23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly1st Mar 1935Peterborough United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Mar 1935Chelsea42Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League30th Mar 1935West Ham United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1935Chelsea43Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League13th Apr 1935Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Apr 1935Chelsea23Guildford Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Aug 1935Bristol City10Chelsea4,318 match lost
Reserve League2nd Sep 1935Southampton11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1935Chelsea31Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League28th Sep 1935Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Oct 1935Chelsea32Coventry Cityunknown match won
Reserve League12th Oct 1935Arsenal20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Oct 1935Brighton And Hove Albion61Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Oct 1935Chelsea31Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Nov 1935Chelsea40Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League30th Nov 1935Chelsea32Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League14th Dec 1935Chelsea11Charlton Athleticunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Dec 1935Luton Town01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Dec 1935Chelsea23Bristol Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Jan 1936Watford14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Jan 1936Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League25th Jan 1936Swansea Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Feb 1936Chelsea70Park Royalunknown match won
Reserve League20th Feb 1936Chelsea10Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League29th Feb 1936Chelsea32Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League14th Mar 1936Chelsea41Readingunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Mar 1936West Ham United10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Mar 1936Chelsea33Northampton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th Apr 1936Southend United21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1936Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Apr 1936Chelsea40Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Apr 1936Chelsea31Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League5th Sep 1936Leicester City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Sep 1936Chelsea54Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1936Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1936Crystal Palace44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Oct 1936Reading13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1936Chelsea22Bristol Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1936Coventry City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Oct 1936Chelsea52Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League31st Oct 1936Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Nov 1936Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Nov 1936Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Nov 1936Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1936Swansea Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1936Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1936Brentford31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Dec 1936Chelsea32Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1936Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Jan 1937Chelsea60Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League1st Feb 1937Luton Town32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Feb 1937Chelsea10Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League10th Feb 1937Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Feb 1937Chelsea11Coventry City3,000 match drawn
Reserve League27th Feb 1937Northampton Town02Chelsea2,500 match won
Reserve League6th Mar 1937Chelsea41Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League20th Mar 1937Chelsea21Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1937Portsmouth31Chelsea11,000 match lost
Reserve League27th Mar 1937Watford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly27th Mar 1937Ipswich Town40Chelsea6,927 match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1937Chelsea11Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Mar 1937Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1937Chelsea30Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1937Southampton51Chelsea3,749 match lost
Reserve League14th Apr 1937Chelsea21Readingunknown match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1937Chelsea22Brentfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Apr 1937Fulham10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Sep 1938Brighton And Hove Albion12Chelsea2,793 match won
Reserve League24th Sep 1938Chelsea20Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League28th Sep 1938Chelsea10Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League1st Oct 1938Luton Town21Chelsea7,645 match lost
Reserve League8th Oct 1938Chelsea10Southend Unitedunknown match won
Friendly18th Mar 1939Bath City03Chelsea1,000 match won

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Chelsea FC Player Bob Griffiths

Games Won: 15
Win Percentage: 33.33%
Starts as Captain: 15
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 45 appearances, Bob Griffiths played alongside the following 42 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (12)
Jimmy Argue (22)
Joe Bambrick (4)
George Barber (33)
Ned Barkas (15)
Bill Barraclough (1)
Sid Bidewell (4)
Sid Bishop (1)
Peter Buchanan (28)
Harry Burgess (36)
Alec Cheyne (1)
Wilf Chitty (22)
Allan Craig (2)
Jackie Crawford (2)
Dickie Foss (6)
Hughie Gallacher (3)
George Gibson (7)
Bob Gregg (4)
Alf Hanson (2)
Jack Horton (3)
Jock Hutcheson (1)
Johnny Jackson (3)
Tommy Law (7)
Bob MacAulay (2)
Jack Mayes (4)
Harold Miller (11)
George Mills (35)
Billy Mitchell (23)
Peter O'Dowd (1)
John O'Hare (23)
Eric Oakton (4)
Leslie Odell (2)
Joe Payne (4)
Stanley Prout (1)
Johnnie Rankin (3)
Willie Russell (3)
Jack Sherborne (5)
Doug Smale (1)
Jack Smith (7)
Dick Spence (25)
Sam Weaver (35)
Victor Woodley (42)