Higgs spent a single season with Worcester, before being signed by Cheltenham Town for £10,000 in 1999, after impressing in an FA XI v Southern Football League representative match in 1998.
He spent nearly four years as reserve to Steve Book, making only a handful of appearances, before finally breaking into the first team in March 2003.
Higgs joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship on a month's loan on 27 November 2008,[4] twice extended to reach the end of the season.
Higgs joined the then League One side Leeds United on a free transfer on 3 July 2009, signing a one-year contract.
[7][8] His chance came in pre-season against Newcastle United and after a string of fine saves in the game and keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw, Higgs retained his place for the friendlies against Blackburn Rovers and Burnley where he continued to impress.
Higgs started the season as first-choice goalkeeper after fierce competition from former number one Casper Ankergren, and he helped the club earn a valuable point away to Southend United, after saving a Lee Barnard penalty kick in a 0–0 draw.
After much speculation over pre-season who would be first choice goalkeeper for the forthcoming season, it was Kasper Schmeichel who was given the nod ahead of Higgs, when he made his debut for the club on 7 August 2010 in Leeds United's opening Football League Championship defeat against Derby County.