International goals
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 1999 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Joseph Griffin [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
1994 | Wolfhill Boys Club [2] St Andrew's Boys Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | St Johnstone | 124 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Dundee United | 77 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Stockport County | 35 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Aberdeen | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Dundee | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ross County | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Livingston | 37 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Arbroath | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 332 | (11) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2004 | Northern Ireland | 29 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2006 | |||
Daniel Joseph Griffin (born 10 August 1977) is a Northern Irish retired footballer. He was primarily a defender, but could also play in midfield. He is a youth coach with his first professional club, St Johnstone.
At age 15, he left high school in Belfast six months early to join St Johnstone. [2] He made his professional debut two years later. It was while he was with the McDiarmid Park club that Griffin made his international debut against Germany in a 1–1 draw on 29 May 1996 in Belfast and scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland three years, to the day, later.
In the following months, English club Derby County offered St Johnstone £1,000,000 for their 18-year-old centre-back. Griffin was beginning to develop a good relationship with St Johnstone and he felt there was much more he could learn from Paul Sturrock, [3] so he turned down the move. [3] [2] In 1996, Griffin scored an own goal, the only goal of the game, in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final loss to Stranraer. [4]
After seven years in Perth, Griffin followed manager Paul Sturrock to Tayside rivals Dundee United, for whom he would eventually become captain. Following injury problems, Griffin lost his regular place and joined English side Stockport County in 2004 as a free agent. After being released by Stockport, in December 2005 he signed for Aberdeen. Just four months later, however, he was informed that the club would not renew his contract at the end of the season. [5]
In June 2006, Griffin became one of new Dundee manager Alex Rae's first signings, agreeing a two-year contract. [6] On 8 January 2007 he left the club by mutual consent and joined Ross County a week later. [7] Griffin was released by Ross County after suffering more injuries. [8] He then joined Livingston in January 2009. [8] After winning the third division championship with Livingston, Griffin joined Arbroath in June 2010 on a one-year deal [9] where he won the third division title for a second successive season. [10]
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 1999 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Lg Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Johnstone | 1996–97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1998–99 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1999–00 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 5 | |
| Dundee United | 2000–01 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2002–03 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 5 | |
| Stockport County | 2003–04 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Aberdeen | 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dundee | 2006–07 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Ross County | 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 221 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 12 | |
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