Mal Griffiths

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mal Griffiths

| image =

| fullname = William Maldwyn Griffiths

| birth_date = 8 March 1919

| birth_place = Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|04|05|1919|03|08|df=y}}

| death_place = Wigston Magna, England

| height =

| position = Outside right

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1935–1938

| years2 = 1936–1937

| years3 = 1938–1956

| years4 = 1956–1957

| clubs1 = Arsenal

| clubs2 = → Margate (loan)

| clubs3 = Leicester City

| clubs4 = Burton Albion

| caps1 = 9

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 373

| goals1 = 5

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 66

| nationalyears1 = 1947–1954

| nationalteam1 = Wales

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

William Maldwyn "Mal" Griffiths (8 March 1919{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/malgriffiths}} – 5 April 1969{{Cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |first=Michael |last=Joyce |publisher=Soccerdata |year=2004 |isbn=1-899468-67-6 }}) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for Leicester City and Wales.

Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Griffiths started out in local football before signing for Arsenal. After a spell at Arsenal's nursery club Margate he returned to the senior team and played nine league games (scoring five goals) in 1937–38 as Arsenal won the old First Division.{{cite web

|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1938/comp/200

|title=1937–38 competition statistics

|publisher=11v11.com

|accessdate=28 November 2013}}

He moved to Leicester City for the 1938–39 season, and went on to play 373 League games for the Foxes over the next 18 years. He also made 36 FA Cup appearances for Leicester, and along with wartime games, his overall total appearances numbered 420, with 79 goals scored.[http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 Leicester player stats at filbertstreet.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509041547/http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 |date=9 May 2011 }} He finished his career with Burton Albion.

Griffiths also won eleven caps for Wales, scoring two goals.