Cyril Trigg Explained

Cyril Trigg
Birth Date:8 April 1917
Birth Place:Measham, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Height:5 ft 10+1/2 in[1]
Position:Full back, centre forward
Youthclubs1:Binley Welfare
Youthclubs2:Bedworth Town
Youthyears3:1935
Youthclubs3:Birmingham
Years1:1935–1954
Caps1:268
Goals1:67
Years2:1954–1957
Clubs2:Stourbridge

Cyril Trigg (8 April 1917 – 9 April 1993) was an English professional footballer who made 268 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, which was renamed Birmingham City in 1943.[2]

Trigg was born in Measham, Leicestershire. He spent the whole of his League careernineteen yearswith Birmingham City, for whom he made 291 appearances and scored 72 goals in all competitions. The Second World War started when he was 22 years old, so his career was severely disrupted by the conflict, in which he served in the Royal Air Force in India and Burma. He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United during the war.[3] He was twice Birmingham's leading scorer, firstly in the 1946–47 season, despite playing a third of his matches at right back, and again in 1950–51, by which time he was exclusively a centre forward.

He moved to Stourbridge in 1954 as player-coach, and retired in 1957. He died in Birmingham aged 76.

Honours

Birmingham City

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Notes and References

  1. News: Birmingham. Few old hands . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . iv . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Birmingham City: 1946/47–2008/09 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 23 October 2009.
  3. Book: Hogg, Tony . West Ham Who's Who . 1995 . Independent UK Sports publications . London . 1-899429-01-8 . 223.