James Patrick Briscoe (14 October 1923 – 27 August 2014) was a professional footballer, manager and one of the founding members of Stevenage F.C.

Biography

Born in Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, Briscoe came through the youth team at Sheffield Wednesday. A centre forward, he scored three goals in five league appearances during the 1946–47 season, but left to join non-League Gainsborough Trinity. He later moved to Kent, playing for Ramsgate and Margate, where he broke the goalscoring record for the Kent League.

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In 1968 he became manager of the newly formed Stevenage Athletic and its successor club Stevenage Borough.

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References

1923 births

People from Swinton, South Yorkshire

English men's footballers

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players

Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players

Ramsgate F.C. players

Margate F.C. players

English football managers

Stevenage F.C. non-playing staff

2014 deaths

Men's association football forwards

Kent Football League (1894–1959) players

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