Frank Briggs | |
Fullname: | Frank Briggs |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1917 |
Birth Place: | Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
Death Place: | Bury, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Left-half |
Youthclubs1: | Altrincham |
Years1: | 1937–1938 |
Clubs1: | Port Vale |
Caps1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1938–1939 |
Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1939 |
Clubs3: | Wrexham |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Clubs4: | Oswestry Town |
Totalcaps: | 8 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Frank Briggs (1 February 1917 – 11 April 1984) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale, Aston Villa, Wrexham, and Watford (as a guest).
Briggs was a reserve team player at Altrincham before he joined Port Vale in December 1937, at the age of 20.[1] [2] He played a mere eight Third Division North games in the 1937–38 season before being released from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938. He moved on to Aston Villa in May 1938.[3] He later played for Wrexham.[2] He also guested for Watford during the Second World War.[4] After the war he played non-League football with Oswestry Town.[1]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Port Vale | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Aston Villa | 1938–39 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wrexham | 1939–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |