George Richard Briggs (3 May 1903 – after 1936) was an English professional
footballer
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who played in
the Football League
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as a
forward or
outside right
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for
Birmingham
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and
Plymouth Argyle.
Formerly a coal-miner, Briggs joined
First Division Birmingham from
Midland League
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History
T ...
Denaby United in December 1923. In
1924–25, his first full season at the club, he was joint top scorer. He was used in all forward positions before settling as an outside-right, the position in which he played in the
1931 FA Cup Final
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defeat. In all he made 324 appearances for Birmingham and scored 107 goals, which ranks him fourth in the club's all-time top scorers table. In 1933 he moved to Plymouth Argyle, where he spent three seasons.
He was twice called up as reserve to the
England team, in 1926 and 1928, but never played.
He died in his native
Yorkshire
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.
Honours
Birmingham
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FA Cup
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finalist:
1930–31
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References
General
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Specific
1903 births
People from Wombwell
Footballers from Yorkshire
Year of death missing
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ardsley Athletic F.C. players
Wombwell F.C. players
Denaby United F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
A.F.C. St Austell players
Midland Football League players
English Football League players
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