▁and ▁Port ▁V ale ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁non - le ague ▁football ▁for ▁B ide ford , ▁Sal is bury ▁United ▁( Austral ia ), ▁New castle ▁K B ▁United ▁( Austral ia ), ▁Staff ord ▁R angers , ▁North wich ▁Victoria , ▁Mat lock ▁Town ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁United . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁for ▁Sto ke , ▁and ▁helped ▁Port ▁V ale ▁to ▁win ▁promotion ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁Griff ith s ▁moved ▁from ▁B ide ford ▁( West ern ▁League ) ▁to ▁Alan ▁Dur ban ' s ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁for ▁a ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fee ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁trial ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁giving ▁up ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁self - emp loy ed ▁panel ▁be ater ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁at ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Gr ound ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁with ▁Cov entry ▁City ; ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁only ▁goal ▁in ▁five ▁starts ▁and ▁five ▁substitute ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁season . ▁Ever ton ▁made ▁a ▁£ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁offer ▁for ▁Griff ith s , ▁which ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁board . ▁He ▁scored ▁three ▁goals ▁in