Mark Briggs

Name: 
Mark Briggs
Club: 
Wilmington (USL Pro)
Position: 
Midfielder
Date of Birth: 
16 February 1982
Age: 
30
Natural Foot: 
Right
Nationality: 
England
Languages: 
English
Marital Status: 
Single
Height: 
6'1" (1.84 m)
Weight: 
77 kg
Contract Expires: 
Under Contract
Biography

Mark Briggs began his career as a junior at West Bromwich Albion, making six appearances for the Baggies before moving to Danish football for a season with Herfølge in 2003.

Mark then returned to England to sign for Notts County, but Briggs only played three games before leaving as the club fell into administration in the summer of 2004.

Briggs them proceeded to bounce around the English and Welsh lower leagues, playing briefly for a multitude of clubs including AFC Telford United, Shrewsbury Town and Northwich Victoria and Welshpool Town.

Briggs to settled at Hednesford Town in December 2005, playing 18 games in a season which saw Hednesford relegated from the Conference North, after which he moved on to Willenhall Town. He played nearly the whole of the 2006-2007 season at Noose Lane, before making a switch to Chasetown in April 2007.

In May 2008 Briggs was convinced to cross the Atlantic by former New Zealand international Stu Riddle to play for Kalamazoo Outrage in the USL Premier Development League as an over-age player. He played the PDL season in Kalamazoo, helping the team reach the PDL playoffs.

After a brief stint back in England with Hednesford in the US offseason, Briggs signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division in 2009, and was voted his team's MVP while leading them to the 2009 USL-2 regular season title.

Following the end of the American season, Mark signed for Mosta of the Maltese First Division on October 1, 2009. He led the team to a strong finish in Malta's second tier, earning the Captain's armband for his leadership and dominating play.