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词条 Fred Briggs (footballer)
释义

  1. Playing career

     Rotherham United  Reading  Southampton  Later career 

  2. References

  3. External links

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Fred Briggs (1 May 1908[1] – 25 January 1998)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Rotherham United, Reading and Southampton in the 1930s.

Playing career

Rotherham United

He was born in Wombwell and played as a youth for Mexborough Town and Wombwell before joining Third Division North team Rotherham United in May 1932.[3] Essentially a right winger, Briggs came into the side at the start of the 1932–33 season and played in nine of the opening ten games. His subsequent appearances were spread out with six successive games being his best spell. He had only netted a couple of goals before he rounded off the season with a brace in the last game of the season, a 6–1 home victory over Halifax Town.[4]

Following the arrival of George Raynor the next season, Briggs switched to inside-forward missing just five league games; he stepped up his scoring rate, finding the net in four consecutive league games in March with seven goals in eight games. After the first six games of the 1934–35 season he lost his place to Roland Bastow and played just three more games, his last being a 2–2 home draw against Crewe Alexandra on 15 December 1934.[4] In his three years with the Millers, Briggs made a total of 80 appearances, scoring 18 goals.[5]

Reading

He moved south to join Reading in June 1935, where he found first team opportunities scarce, making only 27 league appearances in three seasons.[1]

Southampton

In May 1938, he was signed on a free transfer by Second Division Southampton. Manager Tom Parker saw him as the ideal player to pair with Harry Osman up front.[3] Briggs made his first start on 24 September 1938 in a defeat at Newcastle United, but soon settled into the side, forming a "useful partnership" with centre-forward Reg Tomlinson.[6] In a run of twelve matches from mid-October to Christmas, he scored ten goals including a hat-trick at home to Swansea Town on 26 November. By the end of the season he was the Saints' top scorer with 14 goals.[7]

Later career

The outbreak of war then brought Briggs's playing career to a premature end. Although he played for the "Saints" in the first wartime season, he moved on to guest for several clubs, including Wrexham, Accrington Stanley, Fulham and Watford.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |last=Joyce |first=Michael |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown |location=Nottingham|isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=36}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Chalk|first1=Gary|last2=Holley|first2=Duncan|last3=Bull|first3=David|title=All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC|year=2013|location=Southampton|publisher=Hagiology Publishing|isbn=978-0-9926-8640-6|p=23}}
3. ^{{cite book| title=The Alphabet of the Saints|last= Holley|first= Duncan |last2= Chalk|first2= Gary| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing |year=1992|isbn=0-9514862-3-3|pages=45–46}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Rotherham United players|url=http://origin-www.themillers.co.uk/staticFiles/6f/12/0,,10360~4719,00.doc|publisher=www.themillers.co.uk|accessdate=4 November 2012|format=Word file}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Players: B |url=http://www.rotherhamunited1925.co.uk/#/playersb/4545601882 |publisher=www.rotherhamunited1925.co.uk|accessdate=4 November 2012}}
6. ^{{cite book |title=The Alphabet of the Saints|last= |first= | publisher= |year= |isbn= |page=335}}
7. ^{{cite book |title=Saints – A complete record|last= Chalk|first= Gary|last2=Holley|first2= Duncan | publisher= Breedon Books|year=1987|isbn= 0-907969-22-4|page=101}}

External links

  • Career details on www.11v11.com
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14 : 1908 births|1998 deaths|People from Wombwell|English footballers|Mexborough Town F.C. players|Rotherham United F.C. players|Reading F.C. players|Southampton F.C. players|Fulham F.C. wartime guest players|Watford F.C. wartime guest players|Wrexham F.C. wartime guest players|Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) wartime guest players|Footballers from Yorkshire|Association footballers not categorized by position

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