Phil Brignull

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Phil Brignull
Personal information
Full name Philip Arthur Brignull[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-02) 2 October 1960 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Stratford, London,[1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position Defender
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 West Ham United 1 (0)
1981–1985 Bournemouth 129 (0)
1985–1986Wrexham (loan) 5 (1)
1985–1987 Cardiff City 49 (0)
1987–1988 Newport County 3 (0)
Weymouth
International career
1976 England Schoolboys 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:21 06/01/2010

Philip Arthur Brignull (born 2 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played from 1978 to 1988. As a defender, he made over 150 appearances in the Football League during his career.[3]

Career

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An England schoolboy international,[1] Brignull started his career as a youth team player at West Ham United. He played just one game in all competitions for West Ham, as a substitute during a 0–0 draw with Cardiff City in on 11 May 1979,[4] before moving to Bournemouth in August 1981. He was a member of the Bournemouth team which knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup in January 1984.[5] He played as Bournemouth won the inaugural Associate Members' Cup by beating Hull City in the final.[6] He also played for Wrexham, Cardiff City, Newport County and Weymouth.[3]

He is the uncle of former Leicestershire cricketer David Brignull and his son is Liam Brignull.[7]

References

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