 Born in Broxburn, Higgins started his career as a youth player at Motherwell, but failed to break into the first team squad and had no appearances.Higgins signed for Clyde on 12 June 2005, and made his début on 30 July 2005 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Brechin City.Higgins was a vital part of the team in his defensive position at centre-half and only missed two league matches of the 2005–06 season.