John Burckitt

John D. Burckitt (16 December 1946 – 1999[2]) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.

John Burckitt
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-12-16)16 December 1946[1]
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

Career

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]

Sources
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References
  1. "John Burckitt". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. Brown, Jim (13 November 1999). "City fringe man was England youth star". The Pink. Coventry. p. 14.
  3. "Coventry City: 1946/47–2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. Jones, Ken (4 December 1970). "Which two England youth stars will make the first eleven?". Daily Mirror. p. 23.
  5. Garin, Erik & Jönsson, Mikael (9 June 2000). "UEFA Youth Tournament Under 18, 1965". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. Frost, p. 392
  7. "Bradford City: 1946/47–2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  8. Frost, p. 380


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