Harry Brigham

Harry Brigham
Personal information
Full name	Harold Brigham
Date of birth	19 November 1914
Place of birth	Selby, England
Date of death	1978
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bolton Wanderers
000?–1936	Frickey Colliery
1936–1946	Stoke City
1946–1947	Nottingham Forest
1948–1950	York City
1950–?	Gainsborough Trinity
	Selby Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold "Harry" Brigham (born 1914) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Stoke City and York City.

Career[edit]

Born in Selby, West Riding of Yorkshire, Brigham started his career at Bolton Wanderers as an amateur before playing for Frickley Colliery.^[2] Following persistent overtures from Stoke City, he eventually joined Football League side in May 1936.^[2] He went on make 104 appearances in the Football League for Stoke as well as 216 in the wartime league.^[1]^[2] He also played for Chester and Wrexham as a wartime guest.^[2] He left in November 1946 just after the end of the war to join Nottingham Forest for a fee of £4,000,^[2] where he made 35 league appearances.^[1] He went on to sign for York City in July 1948.^[1] After making 60 appearances and scoring six goals in all competitions he signed for Gainsborough Trinity in June 1950, before finishing his career with hometown club Selby Town.^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1936–37	First Division	21	0	2	0	23	0
	1937–38	First Division	32	0	3	0	35	0
	1938–39	First Division	39	0	2	0	41	0
	1945–46	War League	0	0	8	0	8	0
	1946–47	First Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		104	0	15	0	119	0
Nottingham Forest	1946–47	Second Division	28	2	4	0	32	2
	1947–48	Second Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		35	2	4	0	39	2
York City	1948–49^[3]	Third Division North	30	5	3	1	33	6
	1949–50^[4]	Third Division North	26	0	1	0	27	0
	Total		56	5	4	1	60	6
Career total			195	7	23	1	218	8

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 80. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 292–293. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.

[PFA_80-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 80. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.

[Citizens_and_Minstermen_15-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.

[The_Complete_Record_290-291-3] Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.

[The_Complete_Record_292-293-4] Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 292–293. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.

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