Charles John Griffin was born on 25 June 1979 and is an English former professional footballer.
20 Facts About Charlie Griffin
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Charlie Griffin started his career with Bristol Rovers, spending two years at the club and progressing through the club's youth system.
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Charlie Griffin was released at the age of 18 and played part-time football with Chippenham Town for a season.
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Charlie Griffin made the majority of his appearances for the club off the bench, and was loaned out to both Yeovil Town and Woking respectively the following season.
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Charlie Griffin impressed during his second tenure at the club, and earned a move back into the highest tier of non-league football in the summer of 2004; signing for Forest Green Rovers.
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Charlie Griffin's loan spell was cut short, and he signed for Newport County in February 2007; spending a season and a half with the Welsh side.
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Charlie Griffin rejected a contract offer from the club in July 2008, and instead joined Salisbury City after a successful trial period with the Wiltshire outfit.
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Charlie Griffin helped the club earn promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history in his first season at the club.
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Charlie Griffin then joined Chippenham Town on loan before making the move permanent in 2002.
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In early July 2006, Charlie Griffin turned down Woking to re-join Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan with an option for recall to Wycombe in the January transfer window.
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In May 2009, Charlie Griffin signed for Stevenage on a free transfer.
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Charlie Griffin played a total of 32 times in his debut season with the Hertfordshire side, scoring an instrumental 15 times.
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Charlie Griffin subsequently started in the club's first ever Football League fixture against Macclesfield Town, assisting Peter Vincenti's goal before scoring the equalising goal for Stevenage in the 89th minute.
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In September 2010, Charlie Griffin signed an extended contract with the club that keeps him at Stevenage until 2012.
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On 20 February 2012, Charlie Griffin re-joined Salisbury City on loan from Forest Green until the end of the season.
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On his return to Forest Green at the end of the season Charlie Griffin was released by the club and in July 2012 it was announced that he had signed for Bath City.
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Charlie Griffin made a promising start for Bath City, with 9 goals in 14 games for the Conference South side and would go on to finish the season as the club's top goal scorer.
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On Thursday 26 February 2015, it was announced that Charlie Griffin had signed for Chippenham Town.
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Charlie Griffin joined fellow Southern Football League Premier Division members Cirencester Town during the summer of 2015.
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Charlie Griffin became manager of the club in September the following year, remaining in post until November 2019.