Malcolm Briggs

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Malcolm Briggs
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Douglas Briggs [1]
Date of birth (1961-09-14) 14 September 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1977–1979 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1980–19?? Durham City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Douglas Briggs (born 14 September 1961) is an English former professional footballer born in Sunderland who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. [2] When he left school in 1977, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later. Briggs had not yet established himself as a reserve-team regular when manager Jim Smith unexpectedly named him as substitute for the First Division match away at Manchester City on 1 May 1979. [3] He made his debut coming on to replace Alan Buckley for what turned out to be a three-minute Football League career. [4] He left the club to join Durham City in August 1980. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Malcolm Briggs". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 75. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. pp. 177, 392. ISBN   978-1-85983-853-2.


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