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Charles Griffiths (died 15 May 1936) was an English football player and manager. He played in England, and coached in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands in the early 20th century.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Rugby, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 1936 | ||
| Place of death | Rugby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Oswestry Olympics | |||
| Chirk | |||
| Oswestry United | |||
| St Helens Town | |||
| Barnsley | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Barrow | |||
| 1907 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1907 | Lincoln City | 1 | (0) |
| Wellington Town | |||
| Wrexham | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1910–1911 | Karlsruher FV | ||
| 1911–1912 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 1912–1914 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 1920 | Belgium | ||
| 1920–1922 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
| 1922 | Be Quick 1887 | ||
| 1922–1923 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1923 | Lille | ||
| 1924 | France Olympic | ||
| 1925 | Berchem Sport | ||
| 1933 | Excelsior AC Roubaix | ||
| 1933–1935 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editGriffiths was born in Rugby[1] and played as an inside-forward for Luton Town and Barrow before joining Preston North End in 1907.[2] He then made one appearance in the Football League for Lincoln City in 1907.[3] He also played for Oswestry Olympics, Chirk, Oswestry United, St Helens Town, Barnsley, Coventry City, Wellington Town and Wrexham.[4]
Coaching career
editIn 1910, he worked for Karlsruher FV, during his time with the club, they won the Southern German championship.
In August 1911, he was appointed as the first full-time manager of Bayern Munich, however his time at the club was to last only seven months at the Bavarian club and was dismissed on 6 April 1912. He had however convinced the Bayern board members that a full-time coach was beneficial to the club.[5]
He would go on to manage Stuttgarter Kickers, he won the Southern German championship during his first season with the club and his second season was curtailed due to the breakout of World War I.[1]
Griffiths was part of the coaching staff for the Belgium national team in 1920 when they won the Olympic Games Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics football tournament.[6]
The same article also suggested that he won a Belgian championship with Royale Union Saint Gilloise in 1923.
He managed Dutch club side Vitesse Arnhem between 1920 and 1922[7] and Be Quick in the 1922 Championship play-off.[8]
In September 1923, he joined Olympique Lillois.
In February 1924, he was appointed as the head coach for the France national team.[6] He was in what was described as a 'federal' position and the team was selected by committee.
He was appointed as manager at Belgian club side Berchem Sport in 1925.[9]
He won the Coupe de France in 1933 whilst manager at Excelsior AC Roubaix, but he soon moved on, returning to his former club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. During his second spell at Union SG, he won the league in three consecutive seasons 1933–1935.[10]
Griffiths died in a hospital in Rugby on 15 May 1936.[11]
Honours
editKarlsruhe FV
Stuttgart Kickers
RU Saint-Gilloise
References
edit- ^ a b "Charles Griffiths". The Kicker Archives. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 108. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Profile". Lincoln City Archive. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Charles Griffiths at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Klinsmann of 1911" (in German). Spiegel. 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Griffiths est dans nos murs" (in French). Le Ballon Rond (Le Figaro). 23 February 1924. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Vitesse-trainers vanaf 1914" (in Dutch). Vitesse. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010.
- ^ Page 7 In verband met de trainer-kwestie
- ^ "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). Berchem Sport. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Brève(s)" (27 July 2011) (in French). dhnet.be. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ [1] Le Grand echo du Nord de la France 19 May 1936, Charles Griffiths est mort!
- ^ a b "Charles Griffiths: Bayern Munich's first full-time manager". Bavarian Football Works. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise was Anderlecht before the war" (in French). RTBF. 12 March 2021.