Brian Briggs | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Brian Briggs |
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HERITAGE NO : 749 Brian Briggs by Dave Dooley: Brian Briggs was a stalwart for the club playing over 80 matches mostly in the second row position. He was signed from Huddersfield and made his debut against Oldham on the 15th. February, 1958. He was a hard running and tough tackling second row forward who added great steel to the Saints pack at the time. In 83 matches for the Saints Brian scored 4 tries, kicked 11 goals for a total points aggregate of 34 points. Brian`s first try for the Saints came at Hunslet as Saints cruised to a 33 points to two victory. Brian also had the pleasure of watching Voll notch four tries that particular day. On April 14th. 1959 Brian scored a try and kicked two goals as Saints thumped Hull at Knowsley Road in front of 18,500 spectators. Brian managed to earn two caps for Yorkshire whilst at the Saints. He partnered Dick Huddart in the second-row in the resounding 1959 Championship Final 44 points to 22 defeat of Hunslet. His final match for the Club was against Wigan in the Championship semi-final defeat on the 7th. of May, 1960. He transferred to the emerging great Wakefield Trinity side of the early 1960s. Brian eventually emigrated to Australia and he died in Canberra in August 1996, aged 64. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1957~58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1958~59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 43 |
1959~60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
TOTALS: | 4 | 11 | 0 | 83 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1958~59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1959~60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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15th Feb 1958 | 1 | W |
12 | Oldham | L | H | 5 | 4 | VIEW | |||
1st Mar 1958 | 2 | L |
12 | Workington Town | L | A | 10 | 15 | VIEW | |||
15th Mar 1958 | 3 | L |
11 | Hull | L | A | 11 | 22 | VIEW | |||
22nd Mar 1958 | 4 | W |
12 | Widnes | L | H | 14 | 7 | VIEW | |||
5th Apr 1958 | 5 | W |
11 | Hunslet | L | A | 33 | 2 | 1 | VIEW | ||
19th Apr 1958 | 6 | W |
12 | Halifax | L | H | 31 | 4 | VIEW | |||
3rd May 1958 | 7 | L |
12 | Workington Town | ChSF | H | 13 | 14 | VIEW | |||
9th Aug 1958 | -- | L |
12 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | A | 10 | 14 | VIEW | |||
16th Aug 1958 | 8 | L |
13 | Widnes | L | A | 16 | 25 | VIEW | |||
19th Aug 1958 | 9 | W |
11 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 15 | 5 | VIEW | |||
23rd Aug 1958 | 10 | W |
11 | Featherstone Rovers | L | H | 32 | 9 | VIEW | |||
25th Aug 1958 | 11 | W |
11 | Warrington | L | H | 15 | 7 | VIEW | |||
30th Aug 1958 | 12 | W |
11 | Rochdale Hornets | LC1 | A | 20 | 15 | VIEW | |||
6th Sep 1958 | 13 | W |
11 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 24 | 14 | VIEW | |||
8th Sep 1958 | 14 | W |
11 | Leigh | LC2 | A | 12 | 2 | VIEW | |||
13th Sep 1958 | 15 | W |
11 | Halifax | L | H | 45 | 20 | VIEW | |||
17th Sep 1958 | 16 | W |
11 | Barrow | LCSF | H | 18 | 6 | VIEW | |||
20th Sep 1958 | 17 | W |
11 | Warrington | L | A | 29 | 15 | VIEW | |||
27th Sep 1958 | 18 | W |
11 | Hunslet | L | H | 31 | 15 | VIEW | |||
4th Oct 1958 | 19 | W |
11 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 26 | 19 | VIEW | |||
11th Oct 1958 | 20 | W |
11 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 15 | 8 | VIEW | |||
18th Oct 1958 | 21 | D |
10 | Workington Town | L | A | 10 | 10 | VIEW | |||
25th Oct 1958 | 22 | L |
11 | Oldham | LCF | N | 2 | 12 | VIEW | |||
1st Nov 1958 | 23 | W |
11 | Salford | L | A | 28 | 12 | VIEW | |||
8th Nov 1958 | 24 | W |
11 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 42 | 12 | VIEW | |||
6th Dec 1958 | 25 | W |
11 | Leeds | L | H | 38 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Dec 1958 | 26 | W |
11 | Swinton | L | H | 32 | 3 | VIEW | |||
20th Dec 1958 | 27 | W |
13 | Barrow | L | A | 7 | 5 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1958 | 28 | W |
11 | Wigan | L | H | 13 | 9 | VIEW | |||
27th Dec 1958 | 29 | W |
10 | Oldham | L | H | 22 | 6 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1959 | 30 | W |
10 | Leigh | L | H | 9 | 6 | VIEW | |||
3rd Jan 1959 | 31 | L |
10 | Leeds | L | A | 11 | 12 | VIEW | |||
24th Jan 1959 | 32 | L |
13 | Hunslet | L | A | 11 | 19 | VIEW | |||
31st Jan 1959 | 33 | W |
11 | Whitehaven | L | H | 27 | 3 | VIEW | |||
7th Feb 1959 | 34 | W |
10 | Hull | L | A | 19 | 9 | VIEW | |||
14th Feb 1959 | 35 | W |
10 | Barrow | L | H | 71 | 15 | VIEW | |||
21st Feb 1959 | 36 | W |
10 | Oldham | CC1 | A | 7 | 6 | VIEW | |||
28th Feb 1959 | 37 | W |
10 | Widnes | L | H | 38 | 4 | VIEW | |||
7th Mar 1959 | 38 | W |
10 | Dewsbury | CC2 | H | 35 | 8 | VIEW | |||
16th Mar 1959 | 39 | W |
10 | Salford | L | H | 44 | 4 | VIEW | |||
21st Mar 1959 | 40 | L |
11 | Featherstone Rovers | CC3 | A | 6 | 20 | VIEW | |||
27th Mar 1959 | 41 | L |
10 | Wigan | L | A | 14 | 19 | VIEW | |||
30th Mar 1959 | 42 | W |
12 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 46 | 11 | VIEW | |||
4th Apr 1959 | 43 | W |
11 | Halifax | L | A | 25 | 19 | VIEW | |||
14th Apr 1959 | 44 | W |
11 | Hull | L | H | 37 | 16 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
18th Apr 1959 | 45 | L |
11 | Swinton | L | A | 11 | 19 | 1 | VIEW | ||
21st Apr 1959 | 46 | W |
11 | Workington Town | L | H | 36 | 14 | VIEW | |||
25th Apr 1959 | 47 | W |
10 | Liverpool City | L | H | 41 | 22 | 7 | VIEW | ||
27th Apr 1959 | 48 | L |
11 | Oldham | L | A | 14 | 15 | 1 | VIEW | ||
2nd May 1959 | 49 | W |
11 | Oldham | ChSF | H | 42 | 4 | VIEW | |||
16th May 1959 | 50 | W |
11 | Hunslet | ChF | N | 44 | 22 | VIEW | |||
18th May 1959 | -- | W |
12 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Tour | P | 44 | 28 | VIEW | |||
20th May 1959 | -- | W |
11 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Tour | L | 35 | 19 | 1 | VIEW | ||
23rd May 1959 | -- | W |
11 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Tour | C | 47 | 31 | VIEW | |||
8th Aug 1959 | -- | W |
11 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 50 | 3 | VIEW | |||
15th Aug 1959 | 51 | W |
12 | Widnes | L | A | 27 | 14 | VIEW | |||
17th Aug 1959 | 52 | W |
12 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 59 | 17 | 1 | VIEW | ||
22nd Aug 1959 | 53 | W |
12 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 40 | 7 | VIEW | |||
26th Aug 1959 | 54 | W |
12 | Swinton | L | A | 32 | 9 | VIEW | |||
29th Aug 1959 | 55 | W |
12 | Swinton | LC1 | A | 17 | 9 | VIEW | |||
2nd Sep 1959 | 56 | W |
11 | Widnes | L | H | 22 | 0 | VIEW | |||
9th Sep 1959 | 57 | W |
11 | Widnes | LC2 | A | 24 | 9 | VIEW | |||
12th Sep 1959 | 58 | W |
11 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 16 | 2 | VIEW | |||
19th Sep 1959 | 59 | W |
11 | Hunslet | L | H | 38 | 17 | VIEW | |||
30th Sep 1959 | 60 | W |
11 | Whitehaven | LCSF | A | 18 | 2 | VIEW | |||
3rd Oct 1959 | 61 | W |
11 | Salford | L | H | 40 | 11 | VIEW | |||
10th Oct 1959 | 62 | L |
11 | Australia | Tour | H | 2 | 15 | VIEW | |||
17th Oct 1959 | 63 | W |
11 | Whitehaven | L | A | 15 | 12 | VIEW | |||
24th Oct 1959 | 64 | W |
11 | Hull | L | H | 29 | 11 | VIEW | |||
31st Oct 1959 | 65 | L |
11 | Warrington | LCF | N | 4 | 5 | VIEW | |||
7th Nov 1959 | 66 | W |
11 | Liverpool City | L | H | 40 | 17 | VIEW | |||
21st Nov 1959 | 67 | W |
11 | Halifax | L | H | 25 | 10 | VIEW | |||
28th Nov 1959 | 68 | L |
11 | Leeds | L | A | 11 | 24 | VIEW | |||
5th Dec 1959 | 69 | L |
11 | Workington Town | L | H | 11 | 12 | VIEW | |||
2nd Jan 1960 | 70 | W |
11 | Workington Town | L | A | 21 | 6 | VIEW | |||
9th Jan 1960 | 71 | W |
11 | Warrington | L | H | 40 | 6 | VIEW | |||
16th Jan 1960 | 72 | W |
11 | Barrow | L | A | 16 | 8 | VIEW | |||
30th Jan 1960 | 73 | D |
11 | Salford | L | A | 2 | 2 | VIEW | |||
6th Feb 1960 | 74 | W |
11 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 26 | 7 | VIEW | |||
13th Feb 1960 | 75 | L |
11 | Wakefield Trinity | CC1 | H | 10 | 15 | VIEW | |||
5th Mar 1960 | 76 | W |
11 | Warrington | L | A | 19 | 16 | VIEW | |||
12th Mar 1960 | 77 | W |
11 | Barrow | L | H | 13 | 12 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 1960 | 78 | W |
11 | Swinton | L | H | 46 | 10 | VIEW | |||
15th Apr 1960 | 79 | W |
11 | Wigan | L | H | 12 | 4 | VIEW | |||
16th Apr 1960 | 80 | W |
11 | Whitehaven | L | H | 41 | 5 | VIEW | |||
18th Apr 1960 | 81 | W |
11 | Hull | L | A | 10 | 7 | VIEW | |||
23rd Apr 1960 | 82 | W |
11 | Hunslet | L | A | 20 | 8 | VIEW | |||
7th May 1960 | 83 | L |
11 | Wigan | ChSF | H | 9 | 19 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 68 | LOSSES : 18 | DRAWS : 2 |
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