Francis Joseph Biggins

Frank Biggins
Personal information
Full name Francis Joseph Biggins
Date of birth 24 June 1884[1][2]
Place of birth Brownhills, Staffordshire, England[3]
Date of death 1962 (age 77)[4]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1908 South Kirkby
1908–1911 Barnsley
1911–? Castleford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frank Biggins (24 June 1884 – 1962) was an English footballer who played as an outside right for South Kirkby, Barnsley and Castleford Town.

Early life

Biggins was born and raised in Brownhills, Staffordshire, the eldest of nine children born to John Biggins, a coal miner, and Elizabeth Biggins (née Wilton). By 1901, the teenaged Biggins was also working as a coal miner in Brownhills before moving to Yorkshire,[5] where he boarded with Yorkshire footballer Harry Ness.[3]

Playing career

Biggins began his football career with South Kirkby[6] before being signed by Barnsley in May 1908.[7] In August 1911, he left Oakwell for Castleford Town.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ↑ Francis Joseph Biggins, birth registered in Lichfield, Staffordshire. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. 1 2 Francis Joseph Biggins in Barnsley. Occupation: Footballer professional. 1911 England Census
  4. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  5. ↑ 1901 England Census
  6. ↑ "South Kirkby Colliery (Almost) Complete History". Matthew Thomas. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Barnsley Football". Barnsley Chronicle. 9 May 1908. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Biggins For Castleford". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 31 August 1911. p. 11.
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