Billy Burnikell

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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)
Position(s) 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]
1953–1954 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[]

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  • Jönsson, Åke (1975). Ett fotbollslags historia: Landskrona BoIS 1915-1975. Malmö Handelstryckeri AB.

References[]

  1. ^ Jönsson, p. 49
  2. ^ Frost, p. 410
  3. ^ Frost, p. 392
  4. ^ "Profile". redimps.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ^ Frost, p. 380
  6. ^ Kelly Gilchrist (16 February 2012). "Managers Past And Present". F.C. Halifax Town. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Klubbinformation" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
  8. ^ http://nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece
  9. ^ "Chile - Coaches of Championship Teams - First Level". www.rsssf.com.


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