Austin Berkley

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Austin Berkley
Personal information
Full name Austin James Berkley [1]
Date of birth (1973-01-28) 28 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Dartford, Kent, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992 Gillingham 3 (0)
1992–1995 Swindon Town 1 (0)
1995–2000 Shrewsbury Town 172 (12)
2000–2002 Barnet 13 (2)
2001 → Carlisle United (loan) 5 (0)
2002 Gravesend & Northfleet 3 (0)
2002–2003 Chelmsford City 34 (5)
Gravesend & Northfleet
Welling United
Heybridge Swifts
Harlow Town
Croydon Athletic
Erith Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Austin James Berkley (born 28 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. His most successful spell was at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 174 appearances in five years, scoring 12 goals.

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Career

Berkley began his career at Gillingham, making three appearances in the Football League after graduating from the youth system at the club. In May 1992, Berkley signed for Swindon Town. At Swindon, Berkley made a single league appearance, before departing to join Shrewsbury Town in July 1995. During five seasons at Shrewsbury, Berkley made 172 league appearances, scoring 12 times. [1] Four years after leaving the club, Berkley placed third on a list of Shrewsbury in a poll conducted by BBC Sport. [2] In July 2000, Berkley joined Barnet, being loaned to Carlisle United in August 2001. [1] Following his spell at Barnet, Berkley dropped into Non-League football, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet, Chelmsford City, Welling United, Heybridge Swifts, Harlow Town and Croydon Athletic, before finishing his career in South London at Erith Town. [3]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Austin Berkley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Shrewsbury's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Wood, Greg (14 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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