Keith Briggs (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Glossop, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right/Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Stockport County | 58 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Norwich City | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Stockport County | 90 | (8) |
| 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Mansfield Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Kidderminster Harriers | 43 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Fleetwood Town | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kidderminster Harriers | 33 | (1) |
| 2013 | Halifax Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Barrow | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Stalybridge Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:10, 22 October 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Keith Briggs (born 11 December 1981) is an English footballer who is player-manager of Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic. He can play in central midfield, the right side of midfield and right-back.
Career
Born in Glossop, Derbyshire, 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 on loan in February 2008.[10][11] He left Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season,[12] and played for Stalybridge Celtic during the 2008–09 season.[13] In 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Fleetwood Town for a fee believed to be in the region of £8,000. Upon his release he re-signed with Kidderminster Harriers in 2012. At the end of the 2012/2013 season Briggs signed a contract with Halifax Town. He went out on loan to Barrow before being appointed manager of Stalybridge Celtic on October 18, 2013.
References
- ↑ "Games played by Keith Briggs in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Keith Briggs". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Briggs joins Norwich". BBC Sport. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Briggs joins Crewe". BBC Sport. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Canaries release Briggs". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Briggs makes Edgeley Park return". BBC Sport. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Defensive pair to leave Stockport". BBC Sport. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury boss swoops for trio". BBC Sport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Midfielder released by Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Buxton welcomes defensive signing". BBC Sport. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Briggs is happy to be at Field Mill". Mansfield Chad. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ O'Rourke, Peter (11 July 2008). "Briggs left in limbo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ "Keith Briggs – Player information". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2009.