Tommy Briggs
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| Tommy Briggs | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Briggs | |
| Date of birth | 27 November 1923 | |
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | |
| Date of death | February 10, 1984 (aged 60) | |
| Place of death | Grimsby, England | |
| Height | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre Forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1946 1947-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-57 1957-58 |
Plymouth Argyle Grimsby Town Coventry City Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Grimsby Town Glentoran |
0 (0) 116 (78) 11 (7) 50 (22) 194 (140) 19 (9) |
| National team | ||
| 1950 | England B | 1 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1959-60 | Glentoran | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Tommy Briggs (27 November 1923 — 10 February 1984) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Chesterfield[1] and died in Grimsby.
Tommy still holds the unbeaten record of scoring 7 goals in succession for Blackburn against Bristol Rovers.[1]
Tommy started his career at Grimsby in 1947, in 1950 he signed for Coventry but did not settle and signed for Birmingham but did not settle there either and signed for Blackburn.[1] He played 194 games and scored 140 goals for Rovers he returned to Grimsby in 1958 before finishing his career at Glentoran as player/manager.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Glentoran
Gold Cup Winners: 1960
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hayes, Dean (1993). Blackburn Rovers, An A–Z. Preston: Palatine Books. ISBN 1-874181-10-1.
