- Jack Burkett
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Burkett
fullname = Jack William Burkett
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1942|8|21
cityofbirth =London
countryofbirth =England
position = Full-back
youthyears =
youthclubs = West Ham United
years = 1958 – 1968
1868 – 1969
1969 – ?
?
clubs = West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
Millwall
Southend United
caps(goals) = 142 (4)
8 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)Jack Burkett (born
August 21 1942 in Edmonton,London ) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back.Burkett started his career at West Ham United, joining the senior team in July 1958. He played in the
FA Youth Cup Final of 1958-59 alongsideBobby Moore ,Harry Cripps andEddie Bovington , and made his League debut against Fulham on30 April 1962 . Burkett made 142 League appearances for West Ham, scoring four goals. He also made 39 cup appearances, and was a member of theFA Cup winning side of 1964-65. He was also a member of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup winning team of 1965.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
6 January 1968 . He later played for Millwall and Southend United although he never featured in the League for either team.After a spell as
player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic, Burkett returned to Southend United asplayer-coach . He went on to manage the Under 18 Saudi Arabia 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.References
*cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| id= ISBN 1 903135 50 8 |pages=39
*cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Upton Park Encyclopedia |year=1998 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing| id= ISBN 1-84018-043-9 |pages=31-32
* [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=93&united=Jack_Burkett Jack Burkett] , "westhamstats.info", accessed22 March 2008
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