Alfie Biggs Explained

Alfie Biggs
Birth Date:8 February 1936
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Poole, Dorset, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1953–1961
Years2:1961–1962
Years3:1962–1968
Years4:1968–1969
Years5:1969
Clubs1:Bristol Rovers
Clubs2:Preston North End
Clubs3:Bristol Rovers
Clubs4:Walsall
Clubs5:Swansea Town
Clubs6:Taunton Town
Caps1:214
Goals1:77
Caps2:49
Goals2:22
Caps3:210
Goals3:101
Caps4:24
Goals4:9
Caps5:16
Goals5:4

Alfred George 'Alfie' Biggs (8 February 1936 – 20 April 2012) was an English professional footballer, who spent the vast majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.

Biggs grew up as one of eight children in the Knowle West area of Bristol where he attended Ilminster Avenue and Connaught Road schools.[1]

Nicknamed "The Baron"[2] Biggs played as a forward who scored a total of 211 goals in The Football League. He began his career at Bristol Rovers, starting out as a junior at the club before progressing to the first team in 1953 at the age of seventeen. He played for the club for eight years before heading north to play for Preston North End for a single season. He returned to his home city of Bristol in 1962 for a further six years. His final season as a professional footballer was 1968–69, during which he spent time with Bristol Rovers, Walsall and Swansea Town. After this he dropped out of the league to play for Taunton Town.

Biggs died at the age 76 at his home in Poole, Dorset.[3]

On 19 March 2021, Biggs became the fourth player to be inducted into the newly created Bristol Rovers Hall of Fame.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mourners say their farewells to Bristol Rovers great Alfie Biggs. 2 December 2012. This is Bristol. 4 May 2012. https://archive.today/20130505131549/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Mourners-say-farewells-Bristol-Rovers-great-Alfie/story-16000775-detail/story.html. 5 May 2013. dead.
  2. News: Ponting. Ivan. Alfie Biggs, Footballer known as 'The Baron'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509191426/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/alfie-biggs-footballer-known-as-the-baron-7718496.html . 2012-05-09 . limited . live. 2 December 2012. 7 May 2012. London. The Independent; This is Bristol.
  3. News: Former Bristol Rovers player Alfie Biggs dies after illness. 2 December 2012. BBC. 22 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame: Alfie Biggs. www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 March 2021.