Jimmy Briscoe

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James Briscoe
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-01-25)25 January 1914[1]
Place of birth

Skelmersdale, Lancashire

[1]
Date of death 10 June 1944(1944-06-10) (aged 30)
Place of death Montefiascone, Fascist Italy
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933 Skelmersdale Shoe Company
1934 Skelmersdale United
1936–1938 Southport 3 (0)
1938 Skelmersdale United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James 'Tim' Briscoe (25 January 1914 – 10 June 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Southport.[1]

Personal life[]

Briscoe served as a guardsman in the Coldstream Guards during the Second World War and was killed in Italy on 10 June 1944.[2][3] He is buried at Bolsena War Cemetery.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southport 1937[2] Liverpool Senior Cup 1 0 0 0 1 0
1937–38[2] Third Division North 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c d "Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe". Southport FC Former Players Association. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details: James Briscoe". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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