Bryan Orritt

Bryan Orritt (22 February 1937 – 24 March 2014) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level.[1]

Bryan Orritt
Personal information
Full name Bryan Orritt
Date of birth (1937-02-22)22 February 1937
Place of birth Caernarfon, Wales
Date of death 24 March 2014(2014-03-24) (aged 77)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Inside forward / Wing half
Youth career
– Llanfair PG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Bangor City 52 (13)
1956–1962 Birmingham City 99 (23)
1962–1966 Middlesbrough 118 (22)
1966–1967 Southern Suburbs 54 (12)
1968–1969 Durban United 35 (11)
1969–1970 Johannesburg Rangers 16 (3)
1970 Southern Suburbs 17 (3)
1971–1974 Berea Park
International career
1958–1959 Wales U-23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Caernarfon, Orritt began his football career with local club Llanfair PG before joining Bangor City. In 1956 he joined English First Division club Birmingham City, for whom he went on to play in the finals of the 1960 and 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, becoming one of the first Welsh footballers to take part in European competition.[2]

In 1962 he moved to Middlesbrough, and became the first substitute ever used by the club.[3]

He emigrated to South Africa, playing for and later managing Southern Suburbs F.C.,[4][5]

Orritt died in a Johannesburg nursing home on 24 March 2014 at the age of 77.[5][6]

References
General
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Specific
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. "Fairs' Cup 1958–60". and Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (27 June 2007). "Fairs' Cup 1960–61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  3. "Don't forget your subs". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. "Bryan Orritt". UK A-Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  5. Richardson, Andy (28 March 2014). "Blues to pay tribute to legend Bryan Orritt, who died aged 77". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Orritt Bryan Taffy: Obituary". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  • Profile at The Citizens Choice, a Bangor City unofficial site
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