Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 16 December 1946||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Date of death | 1999 (aged 52) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1964–1968 | Coventry City | 5 | (0) |
1967 | → Bradford City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1968–19?? | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
19??–1970 | Rugby Town | ||
1970–1971 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John D. Burckitt (16 December 1946 – 1999 [2]) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.
Born in Coventry, Burckitt played for Coventry, Bradford City and Walsall. [3]
Burckitt made his debut for Coventry in October 1964, and made seven appearances for the club, five in the Second Division and two in the League Cup. [1] While with Coventry, he played for the England youth team that reached the final of the 1965 European Youth Championships. [4] [5]
His final appearance for Coventry was in September 1966 in a League Cup tie against Derby County. He joined Bradford City on loan from Coventry City, and was with the club from March to July 1967. [6] He made nine appearances in the Football League for the club. [7] [8]
Burckitt left Coventry in the 1968 close season for Walsall, but never appeared for their first team, and went on to play non-league football for Rugby Town and Nuneaton Borough. [2]
He died in late 1999 at the age of 52. [2]