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in October 1984; Oxford would finish top of the Second Division. Despite moving back down to the third tier, the striker was unable to hold down a place under
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for £8,000 in July 1982, he helped the club to the Third Division title in 1983–84 and the
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led Oxford to the Third Division title. However, Biggins soon moved on again, joining
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in October 1986. He played 14 Fourth Division games for the "Grecians" in
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with a comfortable mid-table finish. They also competed in the
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for £6,000 in December 1977 and helped the "Shrews" to the
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in 1985–86. He spent a brief period playing in Sweden for
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for £8,000 in July 1982. The "Yellows" finished fifth in
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Biggins was a pupil at the Shire Oak Grammar School (now
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Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Rags to Riches (1979–1990)".
571:in Sweden before returning to England to sign with 298: 285: 272: 259: 241: 225: 205: 185: 167: 149: 131: 105: 100: 91: 86: 76: 68: 57: 39: 31: 26: 549:, though he spent a four-game period on loan at 8: 498:, two places and two points above the drop. 21: 1564:The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale 316:*Club domestic league appearances and goals 1689:National League (English football) players 603:. He later served as assistant manager of 115: 20: 1524:at the English National Football Archive 1492: 1490: 1488: 1486: 1484: 1410:. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 334. 325:(born 20 June 1954) is an English former 617: 545:. Derby won promotion in third place in 537:, and Biggins also had a brief spell on 428:, West Midlands. He began his career at 396:before returning to England to play for 1364: 352:title in 1978–79, and also featured in 1659:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden 1374: 1372: 1370: 1368: 595:. He later played for non-league side 509:, two places and two points short of 7: 1654:English expatriate men's footballers 1644:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players 123: 1619:Men's association football forwards 501:He was sold to Third Division club 388:, as both Derby and Port Vale won 14: 1566:. Witan Books. pp. 258–290. 533:. The "Rams" finished seventh in 443:for £6,000 in December 1977. The 372:title in 1984–85. He moved on to 72:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 486:. Shrewsbury dropped to 14th in 462:and the Third Division title in 1684:English Football League players 1349:Football League Fourth Division 1317:Football League Second Division 579:, playing his last game in the 1609:Footballers from Staffordshire 1333:Football League Third Division 1308:Football League Third Division 1279:Football League Third Division 494:zone. They dropped to 18th in 490:, just three points above the 376:in October 1984. He had brief 1: 458:then led the "Shrews" to the 1629:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players 1624:Hednesford Town F.C. players 1467:. West Midlands: Britespot. 557:led to promotion out of the 451:campaign in 11th place. New 1679:Worcester City F.C. players 1674:Telford United F.C. players 1604:Sportspeople from Lichfield 1542:neilbrown.newcastlefans.com 1502:grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk 1383:. Witan Books. p. 29. 587:, scoring 20 goals for the 583:in January. He moved on to 447:club went on to finish the 1705: 1634:Oxford United F.C. players 1407:Rothmans football yearbook 567:He had a short spell with 1639:Derby County F.C. players 1614:English men's footballers 1439:"WELSH CUP FINAL 1979/80" 1236: 1086: 1013: 984: 877: 848: 669: 638: 635: 632: 629: 626: 623: 620: 315: 93: 79: 71: 60: 42: 34: 1669:Exeter City F.C. players 1351:fourth-place promotion: 64:, Staffordshire, England 1526:(subscription required) 1463:Matthews, Tony (2001). 1381:Port Vale Personalities 1335:third-place promotion: 1117:Wolverhampton Wanderers 543:Wolverhampton Wanderers 435:before being signed by 382:Wolverhampton Wanderers 193:Wolverhampton Wanderers 1664:Trelleborgs FF players 1649:Port Vale F.C. players 470:. They retained their 1404:Rollin, Jack (1980). 1465:The Wolves Who's Who 323:Steven James Biggins 35:Steven James Biggins 27:Personal information 1379:Kent, Jeff (1996). 23: 480:final of Welsh Cup 364:. Transferring to 16:English footballer 1265: 1264: 611:Career statistics 605:Ellesmere Rangers 422:Shire Oak Academy 320: 319: 1696: 1578: 1577: 1559: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1534: 1528: 1527: 1519: 1513: 1512: 1510: 1508: 1498:"Biggins, Steve" 1494: 1479: 1478: 1460: 1454: 1453: 1451: 1449: 1435: 1429: 1428: 1426: 1424: 1401: 1395: 1394: 1376: 1208:Fourth Division 1127:Second Division 956:Second Division 820:Second Division 786:Second Division 618: 482:, losing 5–1 to 244: 228: 208: 188: 170: 152: 134: 125: 117: 53: 49: 47: 24: 1704: 1703: 1699: 1698: 1697: 1695: 1694: 1693: 1584: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1574: 1561: 1560: 1556: 1546: 1544: 1536: 1535: 1531: 1525: 1520: 1516: 1506: 1504: 1496: 1495: 1482: 1475: 1462: 1461: 1457: 1447: 1445: 1437: 1436: 1432: 1422: 1420: 1418: 1403: 1402: 1398: 1391: 1378: 1377: 1366: 1361: 1273:Shrewsbury Town 1270: 1168:Fourth Division 1058:Third Division 1024:Third Division 922:Third Division 888:Third Division 751:Second Division 716:Third Division 671:Shrewsbury Town 613: 581:Football League 559:Fourth Division 531:Baseball Ground 472:Second Division 441:Shrewsbury Town 433:Hednesford Town 418: 370:Second Division 346:Shrewsbury Town 344:, he signed to 342:Hednesford Town 335:Football League 242: 226: 206: 186: 168: 150: 138:Shrewsbury Town 132: 95:Hednesford Town 51: 45: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1702: 1700: 1692: 1691: 1686: 1681: 1676: 1671: 1666: 1661: 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1586: 1585: 1580: 1579: 1572: 1554: 1529: 1514: 1480: 1473: 1455: 1430: 1416: 1396: 1389: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1356: 1355: 1340: 1339: 1324: 1323: 1314: 1299: 1298: 1285: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1241: 1238: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1201: 1195: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1153: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1120: 1113: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1084: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1056: 1050: 1049: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1031: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1017: 1011: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 982: 981: 978: 975: 972: 969: 966: 963: 960: 957: 954: 948: 947: 944: 941: 938: 935: 932: 929: 926: 923: 920: 914: 913: 910: 907: 904: 901: 898: 895: 892: 889: 886: 881: 875: 874: 871: 868: 865: 862: 859: 856: 853: 850: 846: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 812: 811: 808: 805: 802: 799: 796: 793: 790: 787: 784: 778: 777: 774: 771: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 748: 742: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 714: 708: 707: 704: 701: 698: 695: 692: 689: 686: 683: 681:Third Division 678: 673: 667: 666: 663: 660: 657: 654: 651: 648: 645: 641: 640: 637: 634: 631: 628: 625: 622: 612: 609: 597:Worcester City 585:Telford United 484:Newport County 437:Third Division 417: 414: 410:Worcester City 406:Telford United 350:Third Division 318: 317: 313: 312: 307: 302: 300: 296: 295: 293: 291: 286: 283: 282: 280: 278: 276:Worcester City 273: 270: 269: 267: 265: 263:Telford United 260: 257: 256: 253: 250: 245: 239: 238: 236: 234: 229: 223: 222: 219: 216: 209: 203: 202: 199: 196: 189: 183: 182: 179: 176: 171: 165: 164: 161: 158: 153: 147: 146: 143: 140: 135: 129: 128: 119: 112: 107: 103: 102: 101:Senior career* 98: 97: 92: 89: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 59: 58:Place of birth 55: 54: 41: 37: 36: 33: 29: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1701: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1680: 1677: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1599:Living people 1597: 1595: 1592: 1591: 1589: 1575: 1573:0-9508981-4-7 1569: 1565: 1558: 1555: 1543: 1539: 1533: 1530: 1523: 1522:Steve Biggins 1518: 1515: 1503: 1499: 1493: 1491: 1489: 1487: 1485: 1481: 1476: 1474:1-904103-01-4 1470: 1466: 1459: 1456: 1444: 1440: 1434: 1431: 1419: 1413: 1409: 1408: 1400: 1397: 1392: 1390:0-9529152-0-0 1386: 1382: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1365: 1358: 1354: 1350: 1347: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1338: 1334: 1331: 1330: 1329: 1328: 1322: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1304: 1303: 1302:Oxford United 1297: 1294:; 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Index

Lichfield
Forward
Hednesford Town
Shrewsbury Town
Oxford United
Derby County
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Port Vale
Trelleborg
Exeter City
Telford United
Worcester City
Ludlow Town
footballer
forward
Football League
Hednesford Town
Shrewsbury Town
Third Division
Welsh Cup
1979
1980
Oxford United
Second Division
Derby County
loan
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Port Vale
promotion
Trelleborg

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