Mike Bernard (footballer)

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Mike Bernard
Personal information
Full name Michael Peter Bernard [1]
Date of birth (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 75) [1]
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1964 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1972 Stoke City 136 (6)
1967 → Cleveland Stokers (loan) 5 (1)
1972–1977 Everton 147 (8)
1977–1979 Oldham Athletic 6 (0)
Total294(15)
International career
1970 England U-23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Peter Bernard (born 10 January 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Oldham Athletic and Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Bernard started his career in the youth ranks at his local team Shrewsbury Town before joining Stoke City in 1965 after impressing in a youth team match between the two sides. [1] He made his debut during the 1965–66 season and became a regular in Tony Waddington's first team by 1967–68. [1] He became useful player who was able to play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's 1972 League Cup winning squad. [1] Bernard then became the first member of the squad to leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record £140,000. [1]

Bernard spent five seasons at Goodison Park earning a League Cup runner-up medal in 1977. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for Oldham Athletic, [2] but had to end his career after a serious calf injury. [1]

After retirement

Bernard later ran a pub in Chester and also spent time working on the commercial side at Crewe Alexandra and later at Stoke for a short period. [1] He then moved to live in Portugal. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1965–66 First Division 310000—31
1966–67 First Division500000—50
1967–68 First Division1700020—190
1968–69 First Division2404000—280
1969–70 First Division1110000—111
1970–71 First Division402101104 [lower-alpha 1] 0553
1971–72 First Division362811224 [lower-alpha 2] 1606
Total13662221528118111
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967 United Soccer Association 51———51
Everton 1972–73 First Division3212010—351
1973–74 First Division37430201 [lower-alpha 2] 0434
1974–75 First Division3303020—380
1975–76 First Division30210302 [lower-alpha 3] 0362
1976–77 First Division1511040—201
Total1478100120301728
Oldham Athletic 1977–78 Second Division 400010—50
1978–79 Second Division200000—20
Total6000100070
Career Total2941532228211136520
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and two in Texaco Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Texaco Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

Stoke City
Everton

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Everton Official Stats". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Mike Bernard at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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