Billy Burnikell

Billy Burnikell
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Burnikell
Date of birth 9 December 1910
Place of birth Southwick, England
Date of death May 1980 (aged 69)
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Lincoln City 25 (0)
1933–1937 Bradford City 53 (2)
Aldershot
Total 78 (2)
Teams managed
1947 Landskrona BoIS
1947–1949 Helsingborg
1949 Landskrona BoIS (caretaker)[1]
- Universidad Católica
1956 Halifax Town
1957–1959 Örebro SK
1960–1961 Degerfors IF

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


William Frederick Burnikell (9 December 1910 – May 1980) was an English professional football player and manager. His surname was also spelt Burnicle.[2]

Career

Born in Southwick, Burnikell played as a left half for Lincoln City, Bradford City and Aldershot.[3] For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League.[4] For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances.[5]

He later became a football manager and was in charge of Halifax Town between April and December 1956.[6] He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborg, Örebro SK and Degerfors IF.[7][8] He also won the Chilean Primera División in 1954 with Universidad Católica.[9]

Sources

References

  1. Jönsson, p. 49
  2. Frost, p. 410
  3. Frost, p. 392
  4. "Profile". redimps.com.
  5. Frost, p. 380
  6. Kelly Gilchrist (16 February 2012). "Managers Past And Present". F.C. Halifax Town.
  7. "Klubbinformation" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
  8. http://nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece
  9. http://www.rsssf.com/players/chil-coach-champ.html


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