| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Higgins | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1972–1979 | Hibernian | 103 | (23) |
| 1979–1982 | Partick Thistle | 56 | (9) |
| 1982–1984 | Greenock Morton | 10 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Stranraer | 43 | (9) |
| Total | 212 | (41) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Anthony Higgins (born 3 June 1954) is a Scottish former professional association football player.
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During his career Higgins played for Hibernian, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Stranraer. He played for Hibernian in the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final.
After retiring as a player, Higgins became chairman of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association.[1] He left that position in 2006 to become the Scottish representative of FIFPro, the international footballers' union.[2][3]
He also regularly appears as a pundit on Sportscene.