Bryan Orritt

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bryan Orritt


fullname = Bryan Orritt
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1937|2|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Caernarfon
countryofbirth = Wales
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=9
position = Inside forward / Wing half
youthyears =
youthclubs = Llanfair PG
years = 1955–1956
1956–1962
1962–1966
clubs = Bangor City
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
caps(goals) =
099 (23)
118 (22)
nationalyears = 1956
nationalteam = Wales U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(0)

Bryan Orritt (born 22 February 1937) is a Welsh former 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. [cite book |author=Hugman, Barry J. (ed) |title=The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98 |location=Harpenden |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=1998 |isbn=1852915854]

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. [cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec195960det.html#fc |title=Fairs' Cup 1958-60 |author=Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma |publisher=RSSSF |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-10-08] [cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec196061det.html#fc |title=Fairs' Cup 1960-61 |author=Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma |publisher=RSSSF |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-10-08]

In 1962 he moved to Middlesbrough, where he became the first substitute ever used by the club. [cite web |url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordsDetail/0,,1~435124,00.html |title=Don't forget your subs |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |accessdate=2007-10-08]

He emigrated to South Africa, playing for and later managing Southern Suburbs F.C., [cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/bryanorritt.htm |title=Bryan Orritt |work=UK A-Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2007-10-08] [cite web |url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/AnyAnswers/0,,1,00.html |title=Any answers |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |accessdate=2007-10-08] and coached black youngsters in Soweto. [Matthews, p. 115.]

References

;General
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=1-85983-010-2;Specific

External links

[http://www.the-citizens-choice.co.uk/LeagueGradscity.html Profile] at "The Citizens Choice", a Bangor City unofficial site

Persondata
NAME = Orritt, Bryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1937-02-22
PLACE OF BIRTH = Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =