Jack Burkett

Jack Burkett

Personal information
Full name	Jack William Burkett
Date of birth	(1942-08-21) 21 August 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Edmonton,[1] London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1968	West Ham United	142	(4)
1968–1970	Charlton Athletic	8	(0)
1970–1971	Millwall	0	(0)
1970–1971	Southend United	0	(0)
1971–1975	St Patrick's Athletic	72	(7)
1975	Southend United	0	(0)
Total		222	(11)
Managerial career
1971–1975	St Patrick's Athletic
	Saudi Arabia U18
	Ørsta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack William Burkett (born 21 August 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for West Ham United and Charlton Athletic, and was player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic.

Career

Burkett started his career at West Ham United, joining the senior team in July 1958.[2] He played in the FA Youth Cup Final of 1958–59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Eddie Bovington,[3] and made his League debut against Fulham on 30 April 1962. Burkett made 142 League appearances for West Ham, scoring four goals. He also made 39 cup appearances, and was a member of the FA Cup winning side of 1964. He was also a member of the European Cup Winners' Cup winning team of 1965.[4]

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 12 June 1968.[5] He later played for Millwall and Southend United although he never featured in the League for either team.[6]

Burkett signed as player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic in August 1971.[7] In four seasons Burkett guided Pats to an FAI Cup Final in 1974 and several high place finishes. However, he was let go in April 1975.[8]

Burkett returned to Southend United as player-coach. He went on to manage the Saudi Arabia under-18 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.[2] He later worked for the Professional Footballers' Association, where he worked with young professionals such as Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick and Joe Cole.[9][10]

Honours

West Ham United[6]

• FA Cup: 1963–64
• FA Charity Shield: 1964 (shared)[11]
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1964–65[12]

St Patrick's Athletic

• LFA Presidents Cup: 1971–72[13]

References

1. Golesworth, Maurice (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
2. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 39. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
3. Hillier, Roger. "1959 FA Youth Cup Final/The Class of 1959". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
4. "Jack Burkett". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
5. Cameron, Colin (1991). The Valiant 500. Colin Cameron. p. 38.
6. Hayes, Dean (1998). The Upton Park Encyclopedia. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-84018-043-9.
7. "Anxious Night for Burkett". The Irish Times. 4 August 1971. p. 3.
8. "Burkett is latest victim of..." The Irish Times. 29 April 1975. p. 3.
9. "Caught in Time: West Ham win in Europe, 1965". The Sunday Times. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
10. "Book: West Ham in the Sixties". Ex-Hammers. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
11. "1964/65 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
12. "TSV Munchen 0-2 West Ham, European Cup Winners Cup final 1964-65". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
13. "St Pat's History - The 1970's". St Pat's FC. Retrieved 25 June 2022.