PLAYER PROFILE

Andy Griffin

Position: Defence

Height: 5'8

Weight: 10st 10lbs

Date of Birth: 1979-03-17 Wigan, England

Andy Griffin

Portsmouth signed defender Andy Griffin on a four-year contract from Newcastle in May 2004 on a Bosman transfer.

The 25-year-old was Pompey's first signing of the close season after they retained their Premiership status following a fabulous end to the campaign.

The right-back spent six years at St James' Park, making 104 appearances and scoring three goals, previously he'd been at Stoke City.

His first season at Fratton Park proved a success. Although he played only a handful of games in the latter half of the campaign (thanks to some small injuries) he made 27 appearances all in all and added a further 22 to that tally in 2005/06.

Griffin spent most of 2006/07 on loan at Stoke City, and in August 2007 he left Pompey to sign for newly-promoted Derby County.

However, he lasted just half a year at Derby before rejoining Stoke, this time on a permanent deal, and was made captain shortly after.