 Rigby was born in Bury St Edmunds, and began his career with Norwich City, with whom he won a FA Youth Cup winner's medal in 1983.A forward, he made ten first-team appearances for Norwich, without scoring, and after that he played for Aldershot and Cambridge United.Summers 1983-1987 he played in Finland, Kokkola for Kokkolan Palloseura (KPS).