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M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

1895-97 🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #115 |

Midfielder

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M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Jeremiah Albert Griffiths

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
12 September 1872
Aston, Birmingham
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Villa Youth Record

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n/a

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Previous Clubs

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St. James’ FC
Soho Villa
Halesowen Town

Transfer In

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1895-96 (DEBUT)
1895
23
Free
Halesowen Town
George Ramsay
Career

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1895-97 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #115 |

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M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Played Under

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George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Career Summary

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🗓️
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟨
🟥
🟩 %
🟨 %
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
-
-
0

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Season by Season Record

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🗓️
🎂
〽️
🏆
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟩 %
🟨
🟨 %
🟥
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1895-96
22
D1
1
1
0
0
0
-
-
-
0
1896-97
23
D1
2
2
0
0
0
-
-
-
0

Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Goalkeeping Record

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🗓️
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %
1895-96
1896-97

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Honours

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1895-96 League Champions |
1896-97 League Champions |
1896-97 FA Cup Winners |

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1895-96
28 December 1895
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Debut
Aged
Manager
1895-96
28 December 1895
23
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1896-97
22 March 1897
24
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1896-97
22 March 1897
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Debut
Loans

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Loans Out

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None

Transfer Out

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1896-97
1897
24
Free
Bilston Town
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Bilston Town
Retired

Quotes

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Quotes

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Biography

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Biography

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Player #115 for Aston Villa, Jeremiah Albert Griffiths, played as a midfielder for the club in a position that was then known as a wing half.

Jeremiah represented Villa in the 1895-96 and 1896–97 seasons.

Jeremiah was born in Aston less than a mile from Villa Park on 12th September 1872 and made his debut as a 23 year old on 28th December 1895.

Villa had signed Jeremiah from Halesowen Town and he went on to represent the club 3 times over his 2 seasons at the club.

Although his appearances for Villa were few, Jeremiah played once in each of the 3 competitions that Villa won in his 3 seasons at the club

Three appearances across two seasons and three competitions resulting in three trophies. Jeremiah Griffiths, not a bad record.

Jeremiah passed away in Hastings in September 1953 aged just 81.

Died

1 September 1953, Aged 81

Appearances

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Appearances

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #263
🟩 28 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bury, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jeremiah Griffiths | M Jimmy Crabtree | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Jack Devey | F Johnny Campbell | F Bob Chatt |
Game #306
🟩 20 Mar 1897, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Bramall Lane
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Albert Evans | M Jack Reynolds | M Jeremiah Griffiths | W Charlie Athersmith | W Jack Cowan | F Jack Devey | F Fred Wheldon | F Johnny Campbell |
Game #307
🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Albert Evans | M Jack Reynolds | M Jeremiah Griffiths | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Fred Wheldon | F Johnny Campbell | F Jack Devey |
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M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Starts

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #263
🟩 28 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bury, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #306
🟩 20 Mar 1897, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Bramall Lane
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Albert Evans | M Jack Reynolds | M Jeremiah Griffiths | W Charlie Athersmith | W Jack Cowan | F Jack Devey | F Fred Wheldon | F Johnny Campbell |
Game #307
🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Albert Evans | M Jack Reynolds | M Jeremiah Griffiths | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Fred Wheldon | F Johnny Campbell | F Jack Devey |
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Starts
Subs

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
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Unused

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
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Goals

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Goals Scored

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
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Assists

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Assists Made

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
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Cards

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Cards Received

🟨

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-

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
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International

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
FA
Caps with Villa
Scorers
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FA
International Goals with Villa
Scorers
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Matches

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Matches

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

🟩 28 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bury, Wellington Road

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Game #263

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #237 |
Saturday, 28 December 1895

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Division One

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 40' | 2-0 |

Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 40' |

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Montgomery
Barbour
Davidson
Pray
Graham
Ross
Moonie
Barr
Millar
Henderson
Satterwaite

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bury
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Bury

On This Day

  • Villa face Bury for the first time in competitive football, Bury become the 38th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Newcastle United 27 games previously.

  • Johnny Campbell scored a brace as Villa win a second successive game for the first time since early November and remained in third place in the League table but were now just a point behind new League leaders Derby.

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

🟩 20 Mar 1897, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Bramall Lane

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Game #306

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe
FT Score | 3-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWDW

Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #280 |
Saturday, 20 March 1897

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FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 37’ | Jack Cowan | 56’ | Charlie Athersmith | 75’ |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jeremiah Griffiths |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
37’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Cowan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
56’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Cowan
75’ Goal, 3-0, Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool

On This Day

Villa cruise to victory against Liverpool to set up a second FA Cup final appearance in three seasons to keep hopes of achieving the famed 'Double' alive.

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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Game #307

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |

Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #281 |
Monday, 22 March 1897

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Division One

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 62’ | Jack Reynolds | 67’ | Johnny Campbell | Fred Wheldon | 72’ | Fred Wheldon | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jeremiah Griffiths |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
17’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
HT Aston Villa 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
62’ Goal, 1-2, Charlie Athersmith
67’ Goal, 2-2, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 3-2, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Steve Smith
72’ Goal, 4-2, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 5-2, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 6-2, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 6-2 Bolton Wanderers

On This Day

Reigning Champions Villa's second half performance puts Bolton to the sword and extend their lead at the top of the First Division table to 7 points and a game in hand over second placed Sheffield United. Jeremiah Griffiths made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Bilston Town. Griffiths had made only 3 appearances but each of those appearances came in a competition that Villa went on to win: the 1895-96 Football League season, the 1896-97 FA Cup and the 1896-97 Football League season.
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