Frank Briggs (footballer)

Frank Briggs
Personal information
Full name	Frank Briggs^[1]
Date of birth	(1917-02-01)1 February 1917^[1]
Place of birth	Salford, Greater Manchester, England^[1]
Date of death	11 April 1984(1984-04-11) (aged 67)^[1]
Place of death	Bury, England^[1]
Playing position	Left-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1938	Port Vale	8	(0)
1938–1939	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1939	Wrexham	0	(0)
Total		8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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).

Playing career

Briggs joined Port Vale in December 1937, at the age of 20.^[1] 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 and Wrexham.^[1] He also guested for Watford during the Second World War.^[2]

Sourced from Frank Briggs profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
↑ Trefor, Jones. The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 256. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

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