Jimmy Briscoe

James Briscoe
Personal information
Date of birth	25 January 1914
Place of birth	Skelmersdale, England
Date of death	10 June 1944 (aged 30)
Place of death	Montefiascone, Fascist Italy
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1933	Skelmersdale Shoe Company
1934	Skelmersdale United
1936–1938	Southport
1938	Skelmersdale United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James 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[edit]

Briscoe served as a guardsman in the Coldstream Guards during the Second World War and was killed in Italy while serving with the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, part of the 6th Armoured Division, on 10 June 1944.^[2]^[3] He is buried at Bolsena War Cemetery.^[3]

Career statistics[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe". Southport FC Former Players Association. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details: James Briscoe". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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[ENFA-1] Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[SFC_FPA-2] "Jimmy 'Tim' Briscoe". Southport FC Former Players Association. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[CWGC-3] "Casualty Details: James Briscoe". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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