Walter Henry Triggs (1880 – after 1902) was an English professional

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who made two appearances for

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in the Southern League in 1902, playing at

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Football career

Triggs was born in

and started his professional career with

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before moving across the town to join

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in the summer of 1900. At The Dell he spent most of his career in the reserves, with

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holding down the regular first-team place at left-back. Triggs finally made his first-team debut when Molyneux received his first call into the

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squad for the

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match against

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. Triggs made his Saints' debut in a 2–1 defeat at

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on Wednesday 2 April 1902 and retained his place for the next match, on Saturday 5 April, a 2–1 victory at Wellingborough Town. Southampton finished the 1901–02 season third in the Southern League, although they still had to play in the 1902 FA Cup Final. In the meantime, Molyneux was playing in the Scotland vs. England international at

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when a stand collapsed, killing 25 people in what became known as the Ibrox disaster. Molyneux returned after the international to play in the cup final, which was lost to

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after a replay, whereas Triggs returned to the reserves and left the club and the area soon afterwards.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Triggs, Walter 1880 births Year of death missing Footballers from Southampton English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Freemantle F.C. players Southampton F.C. players