Higgins played for Motherwell, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South, Ayr United and East Fife.

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,[1] and made his début on 30 July 2005 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Brechin City.

Higgins was part of the Clyde team that defeated Celtic in a 2–1 shock victory in the third round of the Scottish Cup on 8 January 2006.

[5] Higgins played in the Cumbernauld-based club's run to the 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup final where they faced Ross County.

Higgins missed a penalty in the shoot-out that allowed Jason Crooks the opportunity to win the trophy for Ross County.

Higgins presentation was conducted before the home match with Linfield in the 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup on 9 October 2016 that Queens won 2–0 after extra time.

[21] Higgins lost the club captaincy after the arrival of John Rankin on 5 January 2017 from Falkirk, as decided by the recently appointed Queens manager, Gary Naysmith.