As a youth he played for Bacup and Clitheroe before turning professional and joining Blackburn Rovers in 1897 .
Briercliffe played either as a winger or a forward .
As a youth Briercliffe played for Bacup and Clitheroe before turning professional and joining Blackburn Rovers in 1897 .
Briercliffe played either as a winger or a forward .