Jimmy Briscoe
English footballer
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James Briscoe (25 January 1914 – 10 June 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Southport.[1]
Full name
James Briscoe
Date of birth
25 January 1914[1]
Place of birth
Skelmersdale, England[1]
Date of death
10 June 1944 (aged 30)
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Briscoe in the 1940s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Briscoe | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Skelmersdale, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1944 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Montefiascone, Fascist Italy | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Skelmersdale Shoe Company | ||
| 1934 | Skelmersdale United | ||
| 1936–1938 | Southport | 3 | (0) |
| 1938 | Skelmersdale United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Briscoe served as a guardsman in the Coldstream Guards during the Second World War and was killed in Italy while serving with the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, part of the 6th Armoured Division, on 10 June 1944.[2][3] He is buried at Bolsena War Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southport | 1937[2] | Liverpool Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937–38[2] | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
