Jack Burkett

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Jack Burkett
Personal information
Full name Jack William Burkett
Date of birth (1942-08-21) 21 August 1942 (age 82)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total222(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.

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Career

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]

Honours

West Ham United [6]

St Patrick's Athletic

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