Date of birth | 29 December 1978 |
Place of birth | Manchester |
Weight | 79 kg |
Height | 1.85 m |
Position | Defender |
Higginbotham is a product of Manchester United's academy who had to move in order to play regular first team football, enjoying good spells at Southampton, Derby County, Sunderland and Stoke City.
A sound defender at both centre back and left back.
Higginbotham was made available for transfer by Southampton in July 2006, and he joined Stoke City with a three-year contract.
Higginbotham joined Sunderland in August 2007 with a four-year contract.
He returned to Stoke City in September 2008 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2012 in November 2009 and to June 2013 in October 2010.
Higginbotham joined Sheffield United in January 2013 with a contract to June 2013.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Manchester United | 10 Jul 1997 | 06 Jul 2000 | |
Royal Antwerp | 01 Nov 1998 | 30 Jun 1999 | L |
Derby County | 06 Jul 2000 | 13 Feb 2003 | |
Southampton | 31 Jan 2003 | 12 Feb 2003 | L |
Southampton | 13 Feb 2003 | 02 Aug 2006 | |
Stoke City | 02 Aug 2006 | 30 Aug 2007 | |
Sunderland | 30 Aug 2007 | 01 Sep 2008 | |
Stoke City | 01 Sep 2008 | 01 Jan 2013 | |
Nottingham Forest | 31 Jan 2012 | 31 May 2012 | L |
Ipswich Town | 21 Sep 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | L |
Sheffield United | 01 Jan 2013 | 30 Aug 2013 | |
Chester FC | 30 Aug 2013 | 02 Jan 2014 | |
Altrincham | 02 Jan 2014 | 09 Jan 2014 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1997-98 | Manchester United | Premier League | 1 |
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1999-00 | Manchester United | FIFA Club World Championship | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Manchester United | Premier League | 2 | 1 |
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1999-00 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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2000-01 | Derby County | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Derby County | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Derby County | Premier League | 23 | 3 |
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2001-02 | Derby County | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Derby County | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Derby County | Premier League | 37 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Derby County | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Derby County | League Division 1 | 22 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Southampton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Southampton | Premier League | 3 | 6 |
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2003-04 | Southampton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Southampton | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Southampton | Premier League | 24 | 3 |
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2003-04 | Southampton | UEFA Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Southampton | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
2004-05 | Southampton | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Southampton | Premier League | 20 | 1 |
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2005-06 | Southampton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2005-06 | Southampton | League Championship | 37 | 3 |
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2005-06 | Southampton | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Stoke City | League Championship | 44 | 7 |
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2007-08 | Stoke City | League Championship | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Sunderland | Premier League | 21 | 3 |
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2008-09 | Stoke City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2008-09 | Stoke City | Premier League | 28 | 1 |
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2008-09 | Sunderland | Premier League | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2009-10 | Stoke City | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2009-10 | Stoke City | Premier League | 23 | 1 |
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2010-11 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2010-11 | Stoke City | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2010-11 | Stoke City | Premier League | 9 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Nottingham Forest | League Championship | 5 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Stoke City | Premier League | 1 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Stoke City | UEFA Europa League | 3 | ||||
2012-13 | Ipswich Town | League Championship | 11 | 1 |
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2012-13 | Sheffield United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2012-13 | Sheffield United | League One | 13 | 2 |
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2012-13 | Sheffield United | League One Play-Offs | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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01 Jan 2013 | Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League One | |
05 Jan 2013 | Oxford United v Sheffield United | W | 0-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
12 Jan 2013 | Sheffield United v Yeovil Town | L | 0-2 | League One | |
19 Jan 2013 | Notts County v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
26 Jan 2013 | Reading v Sheffield United | L | 4-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
01 Feb 2013 | Sheffield United v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League One | |
09 Feb 2013 | Shrewsbury Town v Sheffield United | W | 1-2 | League One | |
12 Feb 2013 | Bury v Sheffield United | W | 0-2 | League One | |
16 Feb 2013 | Sheffield United v Colchester United | W | 3-0 | League One | |
23 Feb 2013 | AFC Bournemouth v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League One | |
26 Feb 2013 | Sheffield United v Leyton Orient | D | 0-0 | League One | |
01 Apr 2013 | Sheffield United v Carlisle United | D | 0-0 | League One | |
06 Apr 2013 | Walsall v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
09 Apr 2013 | Sheffield United v Crawley Town | L | 0-2 | League One | |
16 Apr 2013 | Sheffield United v Brentford | D | 2-2 | League One | |
20 Apr 2013 | Portsmouth v Sheffield United | L | 3-0 | League One | |
23 Apr 2013 | Crewe Alexandra v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League One | |
06 May 2013 | Yeovil Town v Sheffield United | L |
2-0 Agg: 2-1 |
League One Play-Offs | Semi-final 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2013-14 | Gibraltar | International Friendly | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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19 Nov 2013 | Gibraltar v Slovakia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
01 Mar 2014 | Gibraltar v Faroe Islands | L | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
05 Mar 2014 | Gibraltar v Estonia | L | 0-2 | International Friendly |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.