Malcolm Douglas Briggs (born 14 September 1961) is an English former professional footballer born in Sunderland who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.[2] When he left school in 1977, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later. Briggs had not yet established himself as a reserve-team regular when manager Jim Smith unexpectedly named him as substitute for the First Division match away at Manchester City on 1 May 1979.[3] He made his debut coming on to replace Alan Buckley for what turned out to be a three-minute Football League career.[4] He left the club to join Durham City in August 1980.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm Douglas Briggs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1979 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–19?? | Durham City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References edit
- ^ "Malcolm Briggs". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. pp. 177, 392. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
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