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Dennis Burnett Personal information Date of birth 27 September 1944 Place of birth Bermondsey, London, England Playing position Defender (football) Youth career West Ham United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965–1967 West Ham United 50 (0) 1967–1974 Millwall 257 (3) 1974–1975 Hull City 46 (2) 1974–1975 →Millwall (loan) 6 (2) 1975 St Louis Stars 21 (4) 1975–1977 Brighton 44 (1) 1977 St Louis Stars 19 (0) 1977 Shamrock Rovers 10 (0) 1978–1981 SK Haugar 1994 Lancing * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Dennis Burnett (born 27 September 1944) is a former English football defender.
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Club career
He started his career as a youth team player at West Ham United,[1] making his first team debut in October 1965. He played 66 games in all competitions for West Ham scoring three goals.[2] In 1967 Burnett moved to Millwall, for £15,000, where me made over 250 appearances, taking over the captaincy whenever Harry Cripps was injured. In October 1973, for £70,000, he signed for Hull City.[3] He also played for St Louis Stars, Brighton and Shamrock Rovers.[4]
Burnett signed for Shamrock Rovers under John Giles in October 1977 [5] and made his debut the same day as Gordon Banks made his League of Ireland debut.[6] He made a total of 11 appearances before departing in December 1977. Burnett went on to be assistant manager with Sussex side, Lancing and played in their 2–1 defeat by Horsham YMCA in the FA Cup in 1994, a month before his 50th birthday.[7]
After football
Burnett ran a painting and decorating firm in the south of England after retiring from football[7] and has been involved in club hospitality for West Ham United at Upton Park.[8]
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
References
- ^ "Graduates". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/page/AcademyAlumni/0,,12562,00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Dennis Burnett". Westhamstats.info. 1944-09-27. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=94&united=Dennis_Burnett. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Dennis Burnett". Millwallfc.co.uk. http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~79792,00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Dennis Burnett
- ^ The Irish Times – Saturday, October 1, 1977 – Page 003
- ^ The Irish Times – Monday, October 3, 1977 – Page 003
- ^ a b West Ham United Who's Who – A player by player guide to West Ham United F.C.. London. 1995. p. 35. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ "Legends in the Legends". www.whufc.co.uk. 2010-10-21. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20101021/legends-in-the-legends_2236884_2171334ml. Retrieved 2011-01-8.
External links
1975–76 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Eric Steele · DF: Ray Evans · DF: Ian Evans · DF: Derek Jeffries · DF: Clive Charles · MF: Peter O'Sullivan · MF: Dennis Burnett · MF: Peter Taylor · FW: David Gregory · FW: Alan Buckley · FW: Dixie McNeilCategories:- 1944 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- The Football League players
- People from Bermondsey
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