Bryan Orritt

Bryan Orritt (22 February 1937 – 24 March 2014) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level.^[1]

Bryan Orritt

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Orritt
Date of birth	(1937-02-22)22 February 1937
Place of birth	Caernarfon, Wales
Date of death	24 March 2014(2014-03-24) (aged 77)
Place of death	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward / Wing half
Youth career
–	Llanfair PG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1956	Bangor City	52	(13)
1956–1962	Birmingham City	99	(23)
1962–1966	Middlesbrough	118	(22)
1966–1967	Southern Suburbs	54	(12)
1968–1969	Durban United	35	(11)
1969–1970	Johannesburg Rangers	16	(3)
1970	Southern Suburbs	17	(3)
1971–1974	Berea Park
International career
1958–1959	Wales U-23	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Caernarfon, Orritt began his football career with local club Llanfair PG before joining Bangor City. In 1956 he joined English First Division club Birmingham City, for whom he went on to play in the finals of the 1960 and 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, becoming one of the first Welsh footballers to take part in European competition.^[2]

In 1962 he moved to Middlesbrough, and became the first substitute ever used by the club.^[3]

He emigrated to South Africa, playing for and later managing Southern Suburbs F.C.,^[4][5]

Orritt died in a Johannesburg nursing home on 24 March 2014 at the age of 77.^[5][6]