Jimmy Briggs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Briggs | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2011 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1955 | St Mary's Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1970 | Dundee United | 334 | (31) |
| 1967 | → Dallas Tornado (loan)[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Montrose | 6 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Keith | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
James "Jimmy" Briggs (8 April 1937 – 11 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. Briggs played the majority of his career with Dundee United, making nearly 400 appearances and captaining the side when they defeated Barcelona in their first European campaign in the 1960s. After leaving the club he briefly played for Montrose and Highland League team Keith.
Briggs was named in 2008 as one of the inaugural inductees to the Dundee United Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Briggs.Jim.htm
- ↑ Brown, John (5 February 2008). "Blether with Brown - 05 February 2008". The Evening Telegraph.
External links
- Obituary in The Scotsman