Albert Burnett

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Albert Burnett
Personal information
Full name Albert Burnett
Date of birth 10 October 1955
Position(s) Wing Half
Youth career
Ashfield Benburb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982 Airdrie 1 (0)
1982–1984 Dumbarton [1] 43 (0)
1984–1985 Falkirk 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Burnett (born 10 October 1955) was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrie, Dumbarton and Falkirk. Albert had previously played for Ashfield Juniors and Benburb Juniors. Benburb reached the Scottish Junior Cup Final played at Hampden Park on Saturday 17 May 1980 against Bailleston Juniors and Albert scored the opening goal. A crowd of around 9300 attended the game. The game finished 2-2 and a replay was held at Hampden Park two days later on Monday 2 June which ended in a 2-0 victory for Bailleston. The crowd here for the replay was even bigger with over 10,700 attending. [2]

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References

  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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