Name: Thomas Henry Briggs
Nickname: "Tommy"
Country:
EnglandClub: Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Position: *CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 29-34 years (27/11/1923)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 78 kg *
Attack: 85
Defence: 35
Balance: 83
Stamina: 76
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 77
Response: 83
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 73
Dribble Speed: 70
Short Pass Accuracy: 71
Short Pass Speed: 69
Long Pass Accuracy: 67
Long Pass Speed: 68
Shot Accuracy: 84
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 78
Free Kick Accuracy: 64
Curling: 63
Header: 82
Jump: 78
Technique: 74
Aggression: 87
Mentality: 79
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 70
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Late/Peak
CARDS:
P12 - Goal Poacher
P16 - Fox in the Box
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Scoring
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
Briggs was a centre forward. A very prolific striker, he scored 78 goals in 116 for Grimsby Town between 1947 and 1950; 22 goals in 50 games for Birmingham City in 1951-52; 140 goals in 194 matches for Blackburn Rovers from 1952 to 1957. He retired in 1958.
Briggs was a strong free-scoring striker. He wasn't tactically clever but he was phenomenal near the goal. He was gifted with great sense of goal, he was able to score with both feet as well as with the head. He holds the record for more goals scored in a single match for Blackburn Rovers with 7 goals in a 8-3 win against Bristol Rovers on 5th February 1955.