Phil Brignull

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Phil Brignull
Personal information
Full name Philip Arthur Brignull [1]
Date of birth (1960-10-02) 2 October 1960 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth Stratford, London, [1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 West Ham United 1 (0)
1981–1985 Bournemouth 129 (0)
1985–1986 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (1)
1985–1987 Cardiff City 49 (0)
1987–1988 Newport County 3 (0)
Weymouth
International career
1976 England Schoolboys 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21 06/01/2010

Philip Arthur Brignull (born 2 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played from 1978 to 1988. As a defender, he made over 150 appearances in the Football League during his career. [3]

Career

An England schoolboy international, [1] Brignull started his career as a youth team player at West Ham United. He played just one game in all competitions for West Ham, as a substitute during a 0–0 draw with Cardiff City in on 11 May 1979, [4] before moving to Bournemouth in August 1981. He was a member of the Bournemouth team which knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup in January 1984. [5] He played as Bournemouth won the inaugural Associate Members' Cup by beating Hull City in the final. [6] He also played for Wrexham, Cardiff City, Newport County and Weymouth. [3]

He is the uncle of former Leicestershire cricketer David Brignull.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Phil Brignull". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  110. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 "Phil Brignull". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Phil Brignull". Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth: 1984 hero Phil Brignull hails current crop's 'greatest achievement'4". Bournemouth Echo. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cup win was simply red-markable for club legend Mozzy". afcb.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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