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.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]West Ham United[6]
St Patrick's Athletic
- LFA Presidents Cup: 1971–72[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Golesworth, Maurice (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
- ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 39. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ Hillier, Roger. "1959 FA Youth Cup Final/The Class of 1959". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Jack Burkett". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Cameron, Colin (1991). The Valiant 500. Colin Cameron. p. 38.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean (1998). The Upton Park Encyclopedia. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-84018-043-9.
- ^ "Anxious Night for Burkett". The Irish Times. 4 August 1971. p. 3.
- ^ "Burkett is latest victim of..." The Irish Times. 29 April 1975. p. 3.
- ^ "Caught in Time: West Ham win in Europe, 1965". The Sunday Times. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Book: West Ham in the Sixties". Ex-Hammers. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "1964/65 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "TSV Munchen 0-2 West Ham, European Cup Winners Cup final 1964-65". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "St Pat's History - The 1970's". St Pat's FC. Retrieved 25 June 2022.