Anthony Higgins (born 3 June 1954) is a

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former

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Club career

During his career Higgins played for Hibernian,

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, Greenock Morton and

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. He played for Hibernian in the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final.

Other work

After retiring as a player, Higgins became

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of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association. He left that position in 2006 to become the Scottish representative of FIFPro, the international footballers' union, though as of 2021 he was also still president of PFA Scotland acting in an advisory capacity.Meet The Team

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; retrieved 5 February 2021 He also occasionally appears as a pundit on the

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football programme ''

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* * 1954 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hibernian F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Glasgow Scottish sports executives and administrators Scottish chief executives Scottish trade unionists Presidents of British trade unions 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub