Wilson Briggs
Scottish footballer
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Wilson Waite Briggs (15 July 1942 – February 2005) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.[2]
Full name
Wilson Waite Briggs[1]
Date of birth
15 May 1942
Place of birth
Gorebridge, Scotland
Date of death
February 2005 (aged 62)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilson Waite Briggs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorebridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | February 2005 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1959 | Arniston Rangers | ||
| 1959–1961 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | East Fife | 3 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Briggs was spotted by Villa scout Jimmy Emson and joined Aston Villa in August 1959, travelling down from Edinburgh on the train with Charlie Aitken.[3]
