Tony Higgins Explained

Tony Higgins
Birth Date:3 June 1954
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1972–1979
Caps1:103
Goals1:23
Clubs1:Hibernian
Years2:1979–1982
Caps2:56
Goals2:9
Clubs2:Partick Thistle
Years3:1982–1984
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Greenock Morton
Years4:1984–1987
Caps4:43
Goals4:9
Clubs4:Stranraer
Totalcaps:212
Totalgoals:41

Anthony Higgins (born 3 June 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Club career

During his career Higgins played for Hibernian, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Stranraer. He played for Hibernian in the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final.

Other work

After retiring as a player, Higgins became chairman of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association.[1] He left that position in 2006 to become the Scottish representative of FIFPro, the international footballers' union,[2] [3] though as of 2021 he was also still president of PFA Scotland acting in an advisory capacity.[4]

He also occasionally appears as a pundit on the BBC Scotland football programme Sportscene.

Notes and References

  1. Scottish Football Fixture for Parliament's European Committee . Scottish Parliament . 15 September 2000 .
  2. News: Higgins to tackle dictator owners . BBC Sport . 11 December 2006 . 16 November 2008 .
  3. Web site: Key people . PFA Scotland .
  4. https://pfascotland.co.uk/meet-the-team/ Meet The Team