John Burckitt | |
Birth Date: | 16 December 1946 |
Birth Place: | Coventry, England |
Death Date: | 1999 (aged 52) |
Position: | Left back |
Years1: | 1964–1968 |
Clubs1: | Coventry City |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1967 |
Clubs2: | → Bradford City (loan) |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1968–19?? |
Clubs3: | Walsall |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 19??–1970 |
Clubs4: | Rugby Town |
Years5: | 1970–1971 |
Clubs5: | Nuneaton Borough |
John D. Burckitt (16 December 1946 – 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.
Born in Coventry, Burckitt played for Coventry, Bradford City and Walsall.[1]
Burckitt made his debut for Coventry in October 1964, and made seven appearances for the club, five in the Second Division and two in the League Cup.[2] While with Coventry, he played for the England youth team that reached the final of the 1965 European Youth Championships.[3] [4]
His final appearance for Coventry was in September 1966 in a League Cup tie against Derby County. He joined Bradford City on loan from Coventry City, and was with the club from March to July 1967.[5] He made nine appearances in the Football League for the club.[6] [7]
Burckitt left Coventry in the 1968 close season for Walsall, but never appeared for their first team, and went on to play non-league football for Rugby Town and Nuneaton Borough.[8]
He died in late 1999 at the age of 52.[8]