Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack William Burkett | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, [1] London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
West Ham United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1968 | West Ham United | 142 | (4) |
1968–1970 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (0) |
1970–1971 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
1970–1971 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
1971–1975 | St Patrick's Athletic | 72 | (7) |
1975 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
Total | 222 | (11) | |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1975 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
Saudi Arabia U18 | |||
Ørsta | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jack William Burkett (born 21 August 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for West Ham United and Charlton Athletic, and was player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic.
Burkett started his career at West Ham United, joining the senior team in July 1958. [2] He played in the FA Youth Cup Final of 1958–59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Eddie Bovington, [3] and made his League debut against Fulham on 30 April 1962. Burkett made 142 League appearances for West Ham, scoring four goals. He also made 39 cup appearances, and was a member of the FA Cup winning side of 1964. He was also a member of the European Cup Winners' Cup winning team of 1965. [4]
Burkett lost his place in the West Ham team to John Charles after an injury during the 1966–67 season, and moved to Charlton Athletic for £10,000 on 12 June 1968. [5] He later played for Millwall and Southend United although he never featured in the League for either team. [6]
Burkett signed as player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic in August 1971. [7] In four seasons Burkett guided Pats to an FAI Cup Final in 1974 and several high place finishes. However, he was let go in April 1975. [8]
Burkett returned to Southend United as player-coach. He went on to manage the Saudi Arabia under-18 team, then Ørsta of the Norwegian Third Division in 1980, before returning again to Southend as youth coach. He later took the role of youth coach at Fulham. [2] He later worked for the Professional Footballers' Association, where he worked with young professionals such as Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick and Joe Cole. [9] [10]
West Ham United [6]
St Patrick's Athletic
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