Manchester City Brisco started his career as a trainee with
Manchester City, though he never made it onto the field for the
Maine Road club. At the end of the
1997–98 season, City lost their
First Division status, though Brisco maintained his by signing with
Port Vale.
Port Vale He made his Port Vale debut in the
1998–99 season, playing 87 minutes of the club's 3–0 defeat to
Liverpool in the
FA Cup. In
1999–2000, he played 14 games, though Vale were
relegated into the
Second Division. He scored his first competitive goal on 10 February 2001, in a 2–1 victory over
Bournemouth at
Vale Park. He played as the midfield anchor to the highly skilled duo of
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson and
Dave Brammer. However, he was restricted to 21 appearances in
2000–01, and so underwent surgery on an ankle injury to try to regain match fitness. Despite this he was still a part of
Brian Horton's
2001 Football League Trophy winning
first XI. He was a key first player in the
2001–02 campaign, making 43 appearances in league and cup. He found his first-team chances more limited during the
2002–03 season and played just 24 games as the "Valiants" endured
administration. He did, though, manage to find the net on 15 March in a 1–1 draw with local rivals
Crewe Alexandra at the
Alexandra Stadium. He was allowed a move to
Stockport County in August 2003, with
manager Carlton Palmer wanting a dominant midfielder; however, Brisco failed a medical because of a knee injury and the move did not go through. He made thirty appearances in
2003–04. Though manager
Martin Foyle was disappointed with his side for failing to reach the
play-offs, he still offered Brisco a one-month period in which to mull over a new
contract offer. He chose to reject the deal, and so left to join
League Two Rochdale.
Rochdale However, he proved to be unhappy at
Spotland, and requested a
loan move after a few months. He got his wish in November, as he joined
Northwich Victoria of the
Conference National. After five games, Rochdale manager
Steve Parkin denied "Vics" manager
Steve Burr's request to extend the loan into a second month. Brisco quickly returned to the
Victoria Stadium though, joining the club on loan in January 2005. The loan ran into February, as Brisco helped the club to climb out of the relegation zone. Regardless of this, following his return to his parent club Northwich were demoted to the
Conference North for the
2005–06 season due to ground concerns. Brisco played 17 games for Rochdale in
2005–06 despite struggling with a knee injury. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the campaign.
Later career He spent brief periods with Conference North sides
Scarborough and
Barrow before heading into
Northern Premier League Premier Division with
Mossley in November 2006. He spell with Mossley lasted a matter of weeks, and he left after playing just two games. Following a couple of years with
Leigh RMI, he joined
Chorley in November 2009. After only one
Northern Premier League Division One North game for the club, he retired from football through injury so as to concentrate on his work in the
prison service. ==Style of play==