Keith Briggs (born 11 December 1981) is an English

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

coach and former professional player.

Career

Born in

Glossop Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...

, Derbyshire, Briggs began his career as a trainee

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

in August 1999 and made his debut in a

League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...

1st round tie against

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

in the same month. He made 68 league and cup appearances for Stockport before joining

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

in January 2003 for £65,000, where he was unable to establish a regular place in the first team and spent a loan spell at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. He made three league appearances during Norwich's 2003–04 season after which they were promoted to the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

as First Division champions. Briggs was released by Norwich in September 2004 and returned to

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

in January 2005. After making a further 98 appearances for Stockport County, his contract was not renewed and he joined

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

on non-contract terms in January 2008. He scored on his debut against

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

but was released by manager

Gary Peters Gary Charles Peters Sr. (born December 1, 1958) is an American lawyer, politician, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representativ ...

after playing just two games and joined

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on loan in February 2008. He left Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season, and played for

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

during the 2008–09 season. In 2011, he signed a two-year deal with

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

for a fee believed to be in the region of £8,000. Upon his release he re-signed with

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

in 2012. At the end of the 2012–13 season Briggs signed a contract with

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

. He went out on loan to Barrow before being appointed manager of

on 18 October 2013. On 15 March, Briggs resigned as the manager of Stalybridge Celtic. He later managed

New Mills A.F.C. New Mills Association Football Club ('The Millers') are an English association football, football club based in New Mills, Derbyshire. They currently play in the . History Formed in 1886 New Mills quickly progressed through the local leagues ...

in the

Northern Premier League Division One North The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...

. After spells in various roles coaching at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

academy An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

, Briggs took up the role of under-21 player development coach, working alongside under-21 lead coach

Jake Buxton Jake Fred Buxton (born 4 March 1985) is an English professional footballer and manager who plays as a defender. He was most recently player-manager for EFL League One club Burton Albion. Career Mansfield Town Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notti ...

References

External links

*
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Keith Living people 1981 births People from Glossop Footballers from Derbyshire Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English Football League players Stockport County F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Barrow A.F.C. players National League (English football) players English football managers Stalybridge Celtic F.C. managers New Mills A.F.C. managers National League (English football) managers Derby County F.C. non-playing staff