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Brian Linighan
Personal information
Date of birth
(1973-11-02) 2 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth
Hartlepool, England
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1993–1998
Sheffield Wednesday
1
(0)
1998–2000
Bury
3
(0)
2000
Hallam
?
(?)
2000–2001
Gainsborough Trinity
?
(?)
2001–2003
Worksop Town
52
(7)
2003–2005
Whitby Town
61
(2)
2005–2006
Sunderland Nissan
?
(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Brian Linighan (born 2 November 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, making just one appearance on 11 January 1994[1] and was sold to Bury in 1998. After that, he played for non-league sides Gainsborough Trinity, Worksop Town and Whitby Town. He is the younger brother of former Arsenal defender Andy Linighan and former Ipswich Town defender David Linighan, and has a twin brother John. Their father, also named Brian Linighan, was himself a professional footballer.[2]
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^"New season will begin again minus a Linighan". The Northern Echo. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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