Alf Burnett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred Price Burnett[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | February 1977 (aged 54) | ||
Place of death | Lincoln, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
1946–1959 | Barrow | 87 | (32) |
1949–1950 | Lincoln City | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfred Price Burnett (23 July 1922 – February 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. Burnett began his career in the mid-1940s with Dundee United, featuring in just one match before heading south to join Barrow. At the end of the decade, Burnett had a brief spell with Lincoln City, but left the club in June 1950 after joining the police.[2]
Burnett, who died in 1977, served in the Royal Air Force at Walney Island Airfield prior to playing for Barrow.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alf Burnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "City F.C. Lose 2nd Player in Two Days". Lincolnshire Echo. 30 June 1950. Retrieved 5 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "And the cat was Tibby". Whitehaven News. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
[edit]- Alf Burnett at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database