Michael Higgins (born October–December 1862) was an
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played in
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...
for
Everton.
Mike Higgins signed for Everton FC in July 1880. He made his club debut in October 1880 against
Darwen
Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners".
The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the s ...
and was a Liverpool Cup winner in 1884, 1886 and 1887. Higgins also played in Everton’ first—ever FA Cup tie in October 1887. Note: Matthews book describes his first name as Marcus. Other sources and FreeBMD web–site confirm the first name as Michael.
Mike Higgins, playing as a wing—half, made his League debut on 22 September 1888 at
Wellington Road, the then home of
Aston Villa. Everton were defeated by the home team 2—1. Mike Higgins appeared in one of the 22 League matches played by Everton during the 1888–89 season.
Mike Higgins was a long—serving half—back, who appeared in 178 matches (one League match) and scored 36 goals while occupying eight different positions during his time with Everton. Mike Higgins later became a publican who also posted telegram reports of other League games. Mike Higgins was totally reliable, very consistent, he loved his football.
References
1862 births
English men's footballers
Everton F.C. players
English Football League players
Year of death missing
Men's association football wing halves
Place of birth missing
{{England-footy-midfielder-1860s-stub