Name: Thomas Henry BriggsNickname: "Tommy"
Country:

England
Club:
Blackburn Rovers F.C.Position: *
CFSide: RF/BS
Age: 29-34 years (27/11/1923)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 78 kg *
Attack:
85Defence:
35Balance:
83Stamina:
76Top Speed:
76Acceleration:
77Response:
83Agility:
74Dribble Accuracy:
73Dribble Speed:
70Short Pass Accuracy:
71Short Pass Speed:
69Long Pass Accuracy:
67Long Pass Speed:
68Shot Accuracy:
84Shot Power:
82Shot Technique:
78Free Kick Accuracy:
64Curling:
63Header:
82Jump:
78Technique:
74Aggression:
87Mentality:
79Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
70Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
6Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
7Growth type:
Late/PeakCARDS:P12 - Goal Poacher
P16 - Fox in the Box
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Scoring
Attack/Defence Awareness Card:
Attack MindedINFO: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.