Florrie Burke

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Florrie Burke
Personal information
Date of birth 1921
Place of birth    Cork, Ireland
Playing position Centre-Half
Youth clubs
19xx-19xx Blackrock GAA (hurling)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
194x-194x
19xx-195x
195x-19xx		 Cork United
Cork Athletic
Evergreen United.

   
National team2
195x
1951		 League of Ireland XI
Ireland
1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of December 1 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of December 1 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Florrie Burke (born 1921) is a former Irish footballer who played for Cork United, Cork Athletic and Evergreen United. He also played for both Ireland and the League of Ireland XI. Burke was raised in the Ballintemple area of Cork and was a talented junior hurler, playing with Blackrock. [1] During the Second World War, Burke played for a very successful Cork United team. His United team mates included, among others, Jack O'Reilly, Bill Hayes, Owen Madden, Jackie O'Driscoll, Frank O'Farrell and Tommy Moroney. Burke helped United win several League of Ireland titles and in 1942 they won an FAI Cup / League double. [2] On October 17 1951, while playing for Cork Athletic, he also helped Ireland to a 3-2 win against West Germany at Dalymount Park. Despite playing a staring role in the game, this was Burke’s only international cap. [3] [4] [5] He subsequently joined Evergreen United after a contract dispute and in 1953 played for them in the first all-Cork FAI Cup final against Athletic. [6]

[edit] Honours

Cork United

Cork Athletic

Evergreen United

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.blackrockhurling.org
  2. ^ History of soccer in Cork
  3. ^ www.kickinmagazine.ie
  4. ^ Ireland
  5. ^ The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]
  6. ^ Bionicbohs