Jamie Griffiths
Encyclopedia
Jamie Griffiths is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship
club Ipswich Town
as a midfielder
.
at the age of eight, having been spotted playing for local Suffolk team Cornard Dynamos. He progressed through the club's youth system and was offered a professional contract by manager Roy Keane
in April 2010. Griffiths made his first team debut in a 3–1 League Cup
win against Northampton Town
on 26 October 2010, coming on as a substitute for Carlos Edwards
. A double stress fracture in his back kept Griffiths out for a couple of months, but he was offered a six-month contract extension by new manager Paul Jewell
. "Obviously I am delighted," he said in the Suffolk Free Press. "It was the best outcome I could have hoped for. It is the worst injury I have had and I am just looking forward to getting fit as soon as possible and pushing on from there. Griffiths joined Plymouth Argyle
on a one-month loan on 31 August 2011, reuniting him with former team-mate Conor Hourihane
.
with his parents Alan and Tracey and sisters Danielle and Rebecca.
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Ipswich Town
Griffiths joined Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
at the age of eight, having been spotted playing for local Suffolk team Cornard Dynamos. He progressed through the club's youth system and was offered a professional contract by manager Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
in April 2010. Griffiths made his first team debut in a 3–1 League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
win against Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
on 26 October 2010, coming on as a substitute for Carlos Edwards
Carlos Edwards
Akenhaton Carlos Edwards , more commonly known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...
. A double stress fracture in his back kept Griffiths out for a couple of months, but he was offered a six-month contract extension by new manager Paul Jewell
Paul Jewell
Paul Steven Jewell is a former English footballer who is currently the manager of Ipswich Town.His playing career started with Liverpool before moving to Wigan Athletic and then a ten-year spell with Bradford City...
. "Obviously I am delighted," he said in the Suffolk Free Press. "It was the best outcome I could have hoped for. It is the worst injury I have had and I am just looking forward to getting fit as soon as possible and pushing on from there. Griffiths joined Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
on a one-month loan on 31 August 2011, reuniting him with former team-mate Conor Hourihane
Conor Hourihane
Conor Hourihane is an Irish footballer playing as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle in Football League Two.-Career:...
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Personal life
Born in Bury St Edmunds, Griffiths grew up in Great CornardGreat Cornard
Great Cornard is a large village located just outside Sudbury, in Suffolk, England.-History:The area now called Great Cornard has been occupied since pre-history, with evidence of Palaeolithic, Bronze Age and Roman settlements in the parish. The village is accounted for in the Domesday Book as the...
with his parents Alan and Tracey and sisters Danielle and Rebecca.