Arthur Briggs (rugby)

Arthur Briggs
Personal information
Full name Arthur Briggs
Born 30 November 1867
Bradford, England
Died 18 August 1943 (aged 75)
Bradford, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Half-backs

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1892–≥92 Bradford F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1892 England 3 0 0 0 0

Arthur 'Spafty' Briggs (birth registered July→September 1869 – 18 August 1943[1]) was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C.,[2] as a Half-back, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Background

Arthur Briggs was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 75 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

International honours

Arthur Briggs won caps for England while at Bradford F.C. in the 1892 Home Nations Championship against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[3]

Change of Code

When Bradford F.C. converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Arthur Briggs would have been approximately 26. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bradford F.C.

References

  1. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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