Max Briggs

Max Briggs

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-09-09) 9 September 1948 (age 76)
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1974	Norwich City
1974–1977	Oxford United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maxwell Francis Briggs (born 9 September 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or a winger.

Briggs was born in 1948. His father had worked as a bricklayer. He signed for Norwich City under manager Lol Morgan, initially playing as a winger before switching to playing as a midfielder under Ron Saunders. ^[1] Briggs made 21 starts for Norwich in their promotion-winning 1971–72 season. ^[2]

Footnotes

1. Moore, Bill (7 January 1973). "Look out - it's Black Max". The Sunday People. p. 23. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. Rogers, Peter (2019). Promotion Winning Canaries. Pitch Publishing. Briggs had to wait until 20 November 1971 for his first league start of the promotion campaign, but his adaptability served him well as he made a further 20 starts under the watchful eye of Ron Saunders.

References

• Mark Davage; John Eastwood; Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN   0-7117-2020-7.