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Jimmy Briggs

Jimmy Briggs

Scottish footballer

For the South African senator, see Jimmy Briggs (politician).
For other people with the same name, see James Briggs.

James Briggs (8 April 1937 – 9 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. Briggs played the majority of his career with Dundee United, making nearly 400 appearances and captaining the side when they defeated Barcelona in their first European campaign in the 1960s. He then briefly played for Montrose, followed by three seasons in the Highland Football League with Keith F.C.

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Briggs was named in 2008 as one of the inaugural inductees to the Dundee United Hall of Fame.[2] He died on 9 April 2011.[3]

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    "Jimmy Briggs". Nasljerseys.com.
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    Brown, John (5 February 2008). "Blether with Brown - 05 February 2008". The Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008.
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    Vallance, Matthew (14 April 2011). "Jimmy Briggs". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via PressReader.


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