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Phil Brignull
Personal information
Full name Philip Arthur Brignull[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-02) 2 October 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Stratford, London, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 West Ham United 1 (0)
1981–1985 Bournemouth 129 (0)
1985–1986 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (1)
1985–1987 Cardiff City 49 (0)
1987–1988 Newport County 3 (0)
Weymouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21 06/01/2010

Philip Arthur Brignull (born 2 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer. A defender, he made over 150 appearances in the Football League during his career.[2]

Career

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,[3] 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.[4] He also played for Wrexham, Cardiff City, Newport County and Weymouth.[2]

He is the uncle of former Leicestershire cricketer David Brignull.

References

  1. ^ a b "Phil Brignull". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Phil Brignull". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Phil Brignull". Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ "AFC Bournemouth: 1984 hero Phil Brignull hails current crop's 'greatest achievement'4". Bournemouth Echo. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.


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