Career
Castleford Brierley played his junior rugby with local club Westhoughton Lions, joining the Academy at Castleford Tigers in 2009. Brierley quickly stepped up from the Under 18"s side to the Under 20"s for the 2011 season and appeared in a first team friendly for Castleford early in 2012, scoring a try against York City Knights. Leigh Brierley"s first appearance for Leigh Centurions came on Saturday 7 January 2012 when he scored two tries in a friendly victory away to Super League neighbours Salford City Reds.
He was the leading try scorer for the 2012 season with 24.