Tony Biggs (footballer)

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Tony Biggs
Personal information
Full name Anthony Biggs [1]
Date of birth (1936-04-17) 17 April 1936 (age 87)
Place of birth Greenford, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1956 Hounslow Town
1956–1958 Arsenal 4 (1)
1958–1960 Leyton Orient 4 (1)
Guildford City
International career
1955–1956 England Amateurs 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Biggs (born 17 April 1936) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Arsenal and Leyton Orient. [1] [2] [3] He won three international caps for England at amateur level and played minor counties cricket for Middlesex's second XI. [4] [5]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1957–58 [6] First Division 200020
1958–59 [6] 210021
Career total410041

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References

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  2. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 220. ISBN   0951526200.
  3. "Tony Biggs". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. "Tony Biggs". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 1 2 "Tony Biggs". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.