Tony Biggs (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Biggs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenford, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 March 2021 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Brent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brentford | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1956 | Hounslow Town | ||
| 1956–1958 | Arsenal | 4 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | Leyton Orient | 4 | (1) |
| 1960–1961 | Guildford City | ||
| 1961–1963 | Hereford United | 15 | (10) |
| Folkestone Town | |||
| International career | |||
| 1955–1956 | England Amateurs | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Biggs (17 April 1936 – 3 March 2021) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Arsenal and Leyton Orient.[1][2] He won three international caps for England at amateur level and played minor counties cricket for Middlesex's second XI.[3][4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1957–58[5] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |
| 1958–59[5] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hereford United | 1961–62[6] | Southern League Premier Division | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1962–63[6] | Southern League Premier Division | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tony Biggs". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 220. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Tony Biggs". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Tony Biggs". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Biggs, Tony". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tony Biggs at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Tony Biggs at arsenalfc.com
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Categories:
- 1936 births
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Hounslow F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- England men's amateur international footballers
- English cricketers
- People from Greenford
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs
- 2021 deaths
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Southern Football League players