Ian James Griffiths (born 17 April 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Port Vale, Wigan Athletic, Mazda Hiroshima, and Wrexham.
[1] He scored on his full debut at Vale Park, in a 4–1 win over Scunthorpe United in a second round FA Cup game on 7 December 1984.
[1] He enjoyed fairly regular first-team action but suffered a bizarre injury on 5 February 1985; he required a skin graft after he trapped a finger in the toilet door of the team coach.
New boss Ray Mathias led the club to a fourth-place finish in 1986–87, which earned the "Latics" a place in the newly created play-offs, though they were beaten by Swindon Town in the two-legged semi-finals.
He returned to Wigan, now back under the stewardship of Bryan Hamilton, to play 12 league games in the 1990–91 season, He spent the 1991–92 season with Welsh side Wrexham, and played 14 Fourth Division games for Brian Flynn's "Dragons", and also appeared in the 1991 Welsh Cup final defeat to Swansea City at Cardiff Arms Park.