Bryan Orritt

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Bryan Orritt
Personal information
Date of birth February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) (age 71)
Place of birth    Caernarfon, Wales
Playing position Inside-forward / Wing-half
Youth clubs
Llanfair PG
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1955–1956
1956–1962
1962–1966
Bangor City
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough

099 (23)
118 (22)   
National team
Wales U-23 003 0(?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Bryan Orritt (born 22 February 1937 in Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside-forward or wing-half. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League, played for Birmingham City in the finals of the 1960 and 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups,[1][2] and won three caps for Wales under-23. Orritt was the first substitute ever used by Middlesbrough.[3] He went on to play in South Africa, and then coached black youngsters in Soweto.[4]

[edit] References

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 
  • Bryan Orritt. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma (2007-06-27). Fairs' Cup 1958-60. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  2. ^ Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma (2007-06-27). Fairs' Cup 1960-61. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  3. ^ Don't forget your subs. History. Middlesbrough F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 115.
Persondata
NAME Orritt, Bryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1937-02-22
PLACE OF BIRTH Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH