Brian Linighan

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Brian Linighan
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-02) 2 November 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1998 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
1998–2000 Bury 3 (0)
2000 Hallam ? (?)
2000–2001 Gainsborough Trinity ? (?)
2001–2003 Worksop Town 52 (7)
2003–2005 Whitby Town 61 (2)
2005–2006 Sunderland Nissan ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Linighan (born 2 November 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, making just one appearance on 11 January 1994 [1] and was sold to Bury in 1998. After that, he played for non-league sides Gainsborough Trinity, Worksop Town and Whitby Town. He is the younger brother of former Arsenal defender Andy Linighan and former Ipswich Town defender David Linighan, and has a twin brother John. [2]

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References

  1. "Brian Linighan".
  2. "New season will begin again minus a Linighan". The Northern Echo. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.