About Anthony Griffith (footballer)
Anthony James Griffith (born 28 October 1986) is a former professional footballer and coach who is the assistant manager at Northern Premier League Division One West club Congleton Town. He was noted as a tough tackling defensive midfielder, though at times, this led to him having a poor disciplinary record. Born in England, he represented the Montserrat national team. Impressing at non-League Glasshoughton Welfare, he turned professional with Doncaster Rovers in 2005. Used sparingly in 2005–06, he was loaned out to Oxford United in March 2006, though he did not make it onto the pitch. In 2006–07, he was loaned out to Darlington and Stafford Rangers before he spent the 2007–08 campaign on loan at Halifax Town. In April 2008, he signed with Port Vale and became a first-team regular in 2008–09. He remained a key first-team figure in 2009–10 and 2010–11 and was voted the club's Player of the Year in 2010. He continued to impress for the "Valiants" and earned a move up a division to Leyton Orient in May 2012. He returned to Port Vale on loan in March 2013 and helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13 before re-joining permanently in the summer. He signed with Shrewsbury Town in August 2014 before moving on to Carlisle United in January 2015. Six months later, he signed for Altrincham before retiring in September 2015 due to a hip injury. He came out of retirement to sign for Glossop North End in September 2016. In 2017, he played for Trafford, Colwyn Bay, and Congleton Town. He served as Congleton Town's joint-manager from November 2019 to April 2020. He began coaching at Port Vale in October 2020 and joined Congleton Town as a coach three years later.
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