Anthony Higgins (born 3 June 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Tony Higgins
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-06-03) 3 June 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Hibernian 103 (23)
1979–1982 Partick Thistle 56 (9)
1982–1984 Greenock Morton 10 (0)
1984–1987 Stranraer 43 (9)
Total 212 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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During his career Higgins played for Hibernian, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Stranraer. He played for Hibernian in the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final.

Other work

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After retiring as a player, Higgins became chairman of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association.[1] He left that position in 2006 to become the Scottish representative of FIFPro, the international footballers' union,[2][3] though as of 2021 he was also still president of PFA Scotland acting in an advisory capacity.[4]

He also occasionally appears as a pundit on the BBC Scotland football programme Sportscene.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Football Fixture for Parliament's European Committee" (Press release). Scottish Parliament. 15 September 2000.
  2. ^ "Higgins to tackle dictator owners". BBC Sport. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Key people". PFA Scotland.
  4. ^ Meet The Team, PFA Scotland; retrieved 5 February 2021
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