Harry Brigham

Harry Brigham

Personal information
Full name	Harold Brigham
Date of birth	19 November 1914
Place of birth	Selby, England
Date of death	1978
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
000?–1936	Frickey Colliery	?	(?)
1936–1946	Stoke City	104	(0)
1946–1947	Nottingham Forest	35	(2)
1948–1950	York City	56	(5)
1950–?	Gainsborough Trinity	?	(?)
	Selby Town	?	(?)
Total		195	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold "Harry" Brigham (born 1914) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Stoke City and York City.

Career

Born in Selby, North Yorkshire, Brigham started his career at Bolton Wanderers as an amateur before playing for Frickley Colliery. Following persistent overtures from Stoke City, he eventually joined Football League side in May 1936. He went on make 104 appearances in the Football League for Stoke as well as 216 in the wartime league. He also played for Chester and Wrexham as a wartime guest. He left in November 1946 just after the end of the war to join Nottingham Forest for a fee of £4,000, where he made 35 league appearances. He went on to sign for York City in July 1948. After making 60 appearances and scoring six goals in all competitions he signed for Gainsborough Trinity in June 1950, before finishing his career with hometown club Selby Town.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1936–37	21	0	2	0	23	0
	1937–38	32	0	3	0	35	0
	1938–39	39	0	2	0	41	0
	1945–46	0	0	8	0	8	0
	1946–47	12	0	0	0	12	0
	Total	104	0	15	0	119	0
Nottingham Forest	1946–47	28	2	4	0	32	2
	1947–48	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	35	2	4	0	39	2
York City	1948–49	30	5	3	1	33	6
	1949–50	26	0	1	0	27	0
	Total	56	5	4	1	60	6
Career total		195	7	23	1	218	8