John Alfred Twigg (1882– 1957) was an English

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, Twigg began his footballing career with Burton Albion. He also played for Hinckley Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Millwall where he played from the 1905 to 1910. Twigg is Millwall's 5th all-time leading scorer, with 88 goals. He was top scorer for the Lions in the Southern League three seasons in a row, scoring 28 goals in

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, 30 in 1907–08 and 17 in the 1908–09 season. Twigg holds the record for the highest number of goals between London rivals, Millwall and West Ham United. Twigg scored 10 goals against West Ham, his first on 16 April 1906 and his last on 26 April 1909.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Twigg, Alf People from Ashby-de-la-Zouch English footballers Association football forwards Millwall F.C. players 1882 births 1957 deaths Burton Albion F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Hinckley Town F.C. players Place of death missing Southern Football League players