Harry Briggs
For the footballer born 1903 (Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle) see George Briggs (footballer)
For those of a similar name, see Harold Briggs (disambiguation) and Henry Briggs (disambiguation).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Harry Briggs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Easington, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death |
2005 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Place of death | Peterlee, County Durham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1947 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1947–1955 | Crystal Palace | 146 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George H. "Harry" Briggs (27 February 1923 – 2005) was a professional footballer who played as a centre half. He was born in Easington.[2] He began his career in local football with Shotton Colliery's team and in November 1947[2] signed for Crystal Palace. He made 146 appearances (four goals)[2] between then and 1955 when he retired as a player.[2] Briggs died in 2005 aged 81 or 82.[3]
References
- ↑ King, Ian. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 532. ISBN 9781780910468.
- 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ "George Briggs". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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