Phil Brignull

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]

Phil Brignull
Personal information
Full name Philip Arthur Brignull[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-02) 2 October 1960[1]
Place of birth Stratford, London,[1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
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

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,[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.

References
  1. "Phil Brignull". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Phil Brignull". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. "Phil Brignull". Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. "AFC Bournemouth: 1984 hero Phil Brignull hails current crop's 'greatest achievement'4". Bournemouth Echo. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. "Cup win was simply red-markable for club legend Mozzy". afcb.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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