Tommy Briggs

Tommy Briggs
Personal information
Full nameThomas Henry Briggs
Date of birth27 November 1923
Place of birthChesterfield, England
Date of death10 February 1984 (aged 60)
Place of deathGrimsby, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionCentre Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1946Plymouth Argyle0(0)
1947–1950Grimsby Town116(78)
1950–1951Coventry City11(7)
1951–1952Birmingham City50(22)
1952–1957Blackburn Rovers194(140)
1957–1958Grimsby Town19(9)
–Glentoran
National team
1950England B1(1)
Teams managed
1959–1960Glentoran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tommy Briggs (27 November 1923 — 10 February 1984) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire[1] and died in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Tommy still holds a record for scoring 7 goals in a single match for Blackburn against Bristol Rovers.[1]

Tommy started his career at Grimsby in 1947. In 1950 he signed for Coventry but did not settle and he moved on to Birmingham but did not settle there either, eventually arriving at Blackburn.[1] He played 194 games and scored 140 goals for Rovers before returning to Grimsby in 1958. He finished his career at Glentoran as player/manager.

He played and scored for the England B-team against Switzerland B in 1950.[2]

Honours

Glentoran

Gold Cup Winners: 1960

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hayes, Dean (1993). Blackburn Rovers, An A–Z. Preston: Palatine Books. ISBN 1-874181-10-1.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England - International Results B-Team - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2010.