Jimmy Briscoe | |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1923 |
Birth Place: | Swinton, England |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthclubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Clubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Clubs2: | Gainsborough Trinity |
Years3: | 1948–1953 |
Clubs3: | Ramsgate |
Years4: | 1953–1958 |
Clubs4: | Margate |
Manageryears1: | 1968–???? |
Managerclubs1: | Stevenage Athletic |
James Patrick Briscoe (14 October 1923 – 27 August 2014)[1] was a professional footballer, manager and one of the founding members of Stevenage F.C.[2]
Born in Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, Briscoe came through the youth team at Sheffield Wednesday. A centre forward, he scored three goals in five league appearances during the 1946–47 season, but left to join non-League Gainsborough Trinity.[1] He later moved to Kent, playing for Ramsgate and Margate, where he broke the goalscoring record for the Kent League.[1]
In 1968 he became manager of the newly formed Stevenage Athletic and its successor club Stevenage Borough.[2]