Phil Brignull

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Phil Brignull

| image =

| fullname = Philip Arthur Brignull{{Hugman|2240|accessdate=14 May 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|10|2}}

| birth_place = Stratford, London, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/110 110] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/110}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = West Ham United

| years1 = 1978–1981

| years2 = 1981–1985

| years3 = 1985–1986

| years4 = 1985–1987

| years5 = 1987–1988

| clubs1 = West Ham United

| clubs2 = Bournemouth

| clubs3 = → Wrexham (loan)

| clubs4 = Cardiff City

| clubs5 = Newport County

| clubs6 = Weymouth

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 = 129

| caps3 = 5

| caps4 = 49

| caps5 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1976 | nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 11:21 06/01/2010

| ntupdate =

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player6/philbrignull.html |title=Phil Brignull |website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=15 July 2016}}

Career

An England schoolboy international, 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=83&united=Phil_Brignull |title=Phil Brignull |publisher=Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics |accessdate=15 July 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/14145371.AFC_Bournemouth__1984_hero_Phil_Brignull_hails_current_crop_s__greatest_achievement_/ |title=AFC Bournemouth: 1984 hero Phil Brignull hails current crop's 'greatest achievement'4 |publisher=Bournemouth Echo |date=15 December 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2016}} He played as Bournemouth won the inaugural Associate Members' Cup by beating Hull City in the final.{{cite news

|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/cup-win-was-simply-red-markable-for-club-legend-mozzy

|title=Cup win was simply red-markable for club legend Mozzy

|publisher=afcb.co.uk

|date=24 May 2019 |accessdate=11 June 2019}} He also played for Wrexham, Cardiff City, Newport County and Weymouth.

He is the uncle of former Leicestershire cricketer David Brignull.

References