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Mark Briggs 
Personal information Full name Mark Jonathan Briggs Date of birth 16 February 1982 Place of birth Wolverhampton, England Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Mosta Number 8 Youth career West Bromwich Albion Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998-2003 West Bromwich Albion 6 (0) 2003–2004 Herfølge 35 (5) 2004 Notts County 10 (0) 2004 Tipton Town 3 (0) 2004 A.F.C. Telford United 15 (2) 2004–2005 Shrewsbury Town 7 (0) 2005 Northwich Victoria 12 (0) 2005 Redditch United 8 (0) 2005–2006 Hednesford Town 18 (4) 2006 Willenhall Town 37 (11) 2007 Chasetown 2 (0) 2008 Kalamazoo Outrage 22 (12) 2008–2009 Hednesford Town 24 (2) 2009 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 (1) 2009– Mosta 14 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Jonathan Briggs (born February 16, 1982 in Wolverhampton) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Mosta in the Maltese First Division. He plays as a midfielder.
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Career
England and Denmark
Briggs began his career with West Bromwich Albion, joining them on leaving Sedgley's Dormston School in the summer of 1998 and making six appearances for the Baggies before moving to Danish football for 2 seasons with Herfølge in 2003.
Briggs then returned to England to sign for Notts County, but only played 10 games before leaving as the club fell into administration in the summer of 2004.
He then proceeded to bounce around the English and Welsh lower leagues, playing briefly for a multitude of clubs including AFC Telford United, Shrewsbury Town and Northwich Victoria and Welshpool Town.
Briggs to settled at Hednesford Town in December 2005, playing 18 games in a season which saw Hednesford relegated from the Conference North, after which he moved on to Willenhall Town. He played nearly the whole of the 20056–07 season at Noose Lane, before making a switch to Chasetown in April 2007.
United States (and Malta)
In May 2008 Briggs was convinced to cross the Atlantic by former New Zealand international Stu Riddle to play for Kalamazoo Outrage in the USL Premier Development League as an over-age player.[1] He played the PDL season in Kalamazoo, helping the team reach the PDL playoffs.
After a brief stint back in England with Hednesford in the US offseason, Briggs signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division in 2009, and was voted his team's MVP while leading them to the 2009 USL2 regular season title.
Following the end of the American season, Briggs signed for Mosta of the Maltese First Division on 1 October 2009.[2]
On 25 February 2010, Charleston Battery announced the signing of Briggs on loan then after the remaining season he joined Mosta again for the new season.[3]
Honors
Wilmington Hammerheads
- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2009
Malta 1st Division Promotion
References
- ^ Outrage Roster Complete
- ^ Hammerheads pair in Malta
- ^ "Charleston signs three additions". USLsoccer.com. http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/404911.html. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
External links
- Charleston Battery bio
- Wilmington Hammerheads bio
- Hednesford Town profile with career stats
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- USL Second Division players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Herfølge Boldklub players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Tipton Town F.C. players
- A.F.C. Telford United players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Redditch United F.C. players
- The New Saints F.C. players
- Welshpool Town F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Willenhall Town F.C. players
- Chasetown F.C. players
- Kalamazoo Outrage players
- Wilmington Hammerheads players
- Mosta F.C. players
- Charleston Battery players
- USL Premier Development League players
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