William Frederick Burnikell (9 December 1910 – May 1980) was an English professional football player and manager. His surname was also spelt Burnicle.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Frederick Burnikell | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Southwick, England | ||
Date of death | May 1980 | (aged 69)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1933 | Lincoln City | 25 | (0) |
1933–1937 | Bradford City | 53 | (2) |
Aldershot | |||
Total | 78 | (2) | |
Managerial career | |||
1947 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
1947–1949 | Helsingborg | ||
1949 | Landskrona BoIS (caretaker)[2] | ||
1953–1954 | Universidad Católica | ||
1956 | Halifax Town | ||
1957–1959 | Örebro SK | ||
1960–1961 | Degerfors IF | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editBorn in Southwick, Burnikell played as a left half for Lincoln City, Bradford City and Aldershot.[4] For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League.[5] For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances.[6]
He later became a football manager and was in charge of Halifax Town between April and December 1956.[7] He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborg, Örebro SK and Degerfors IF.[8][9] He also won the Chilean Primera División in 1954 with Universidad Católica.[10]
Sources
edit- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- Jönsson, Åke (1975). Ett fotbollslags historia: Landskrona BoIS 1915-1975. Malmö Handelstryckeri AB.
References
edit- ^ "Bradford City. Young players turn out well". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jönsson, p. 49
- ^ Frost, p. 410
- ^ Frost, p. 392
- ^ "Profile". redimps.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Frost, p. 380
- ^ Kelly Gilchrist (16 February 2012). "Managers Past And Present". F.C. Halifax Town. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Klubbinformation" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
- ^ http://nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece [dead link ]
- ^ "Chile - Coaches of Championship Teams - First Level". RSSSF.