Keith Briggs (footballer)

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Keith Briggs
Personal information
Full name Keith Briggs
Date of birth 11 December 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 26)
Place of birth    Glossop, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Right back, Right/Central midfielder
Club information
Current club Mansfield Town
Number 27
Youth clubs
1995-1999 Stockport County
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2003
2003-2005
2004
2005-2008
2008
2008-present		 Stockport County
Norwich City
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
Stockport County
Shrewsbury Town
Mansfield Town		 58 (2)
05 (0)
03 (0)
90 (8)
02 (1)
13 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Keith Briggs (born 11 December 1981 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Mansfield Town. He can play in central midfield, the right side of midfield and right-back.

[edit] Career

Briggs began his career as a trainee Stockport County in August 1999 and made his debut in a League Cup 1st round tie against Oldham in the same month.[1] He made 68 league and cup appearances for Stockport[2] before joining Norwich City in January 2003 for £65,000,[3] where he was unable to establish a regular place in the first team and spent a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra[4] before being released in September 2004[5] and returning to Stockport in January 2005.[6] After making a further 98 appearances for Stockport County,[2] his contract was not renewed[7] and he joined Shrewsbury Town on non-contract terms in January 2008.[8] He scored on his debut against Hereford United but was released by manager Gary Peters after playing just two games[9] and joined Mansfield Town in February 2008.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Games played by Keith Briggs in 1999/2000. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  2. ^ a b Keith Briggs. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  3. ^ "Briggs joins Norwich", BBC Sport, 2003-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  4. ^ "Briggs joins Crewe", BBC Sport, 2004-09-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  5. ^ "Canaries release Briggs", BBC Sport, 2004-08-05. Retrieved on [[2008-03-30]]. 
  6. ^ "Briggs makes Edgeley Park return", BBC Sport, 2005-01-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  7. ^ "Defensive pair to leave Stockport", BBC Sport, 2007-12-19. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  8. ^ "Shrewsbury boss swoops for trio", BBC Sport, 2006-01-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  9. ^ "Midfielder released by Shrewsbury", BBC Sport, 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  10. ^ "Buxton welcomes defensive signing", BBC Sport, 2008-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 

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