| Mike Bernard | |
| Fullname: | Michael Peter Bernard |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1963–1964 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Years1: | 1965–1972 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 136 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 1967 |
| Clubs2: | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1972–1977 |
| Clubs3: | Everton |
| Caps3: | 147 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1977–1979 |
| Clubs4: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 294 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1970 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Michael Peter Bernard (born 10 January 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Oldham Athletic and Stoke City.[1]
Bernard started his career in the youth ranks at his local team Shrewsbury Town before joining Stoke City in 1965 after impressing in a youth team match between the two sides.[1] He made his debut during the 1965–66 season and became a regular in Tony Waddington's first team by 1967–68.[1] He became useful player who was able to play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's 1972 League Cup winning squad.[1] Bernard then became the first member of the squad to leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record £140,000.[1]
Bernard spent five seasons at Goodison Park earning a League Cup runner-up medal in 1977. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for Oldham Athletic,[2] but had to end his career after a serious calf injury.[1]
Bernard later ran a pub in Chester and also spent time working on the commercial side at Crewe Alexandra and later at Stoke for a short period.[1] He then moved to live in Portugal.[1]
Source:
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1965–66 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1968–69 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
| 1971–72 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Total | 136 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 181 | 11 | |||
| Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Everton | 1972–73 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1973–74 | First Division | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 147 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 8 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 1977–78 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 294 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 365 | 20 | |||