Bryan Orritt (22 February 1937 – 24 March 2014) was a Welsh professional

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who played as an

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. He made more than 200 appearances in

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, and was

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three times for

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at under-23 level. Born in

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...

, Orritt began his football career with local club Llanfair PG before joining Bangor City. In 1956 he joined English First Division club

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, for whom he went on to play in the finals of the

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and 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, becoming one of the first Welsh footballers to take part in European competition. In 1962 he moved to

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, and became the first substitute ever used by the club. He emigrated to South Africa, playing for and later managing Southern Suburbs F.C., Orritt died in a

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nursing home on 24 March 2014 at the age of 77.

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at ''The Citizens Choice'', a Bangor City unofficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Orritt, Bryan 1937 births 2014 deaths People from Caernarfon Sportspeople from Gwynedd Welsh men's footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Bangor City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Rangers F.C. (South Africa) players Berea Park F.C. players English Football League players British emigrants to South Africa National Football League (South Africa) players