Ralph Burkinshaw

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Ralph Burkinshaw
Full name	Ralph Burkinshaw
Date of birth	26 March 1898(1898-03-26)
Place of birth	Kilnhurst, England
Date of death	June 1951 (Age 53)
Playing position	Inside forward or Right half
Youth clubs
1914	Barnsley
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1919 1920 1920 1920–1925 1925–1930 1930–1932 1932–1933 1933–1936	South Shields Northampton Town Gainsborough Trinity Bury Bradford City Wrexham Scarborough Mexborough Athletic Denaby United	002 0(0) 000 0(0) 104 (20) 166 (30) 064 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ralph Burkinshaw (born 26 March 1898 in Kilnhurst, England; died in June 1951) was an English professional footballer who played for a number of clubs.

[edit] Career

Ralph Burkinshaw had guested for a number of South Yorkshire clubs during First World War football, before starting his full career at South Shields in 1919.^[1] He played just two games at South Shields during the club's first season in Division Two before having brief spells at Northampton Town and Gainsborough Trinity. In November 1920 he signed for Bury where he spent nearly five years, including 13 gamges in Division One during his 1924–25 benefit season.

In July 1925 he signed for Bradford City as an inside forward although he spent much of his Bradford career as a right half.^[1]. He also spent five seasons at Bradford, including being top scorer with 12 league goals and two FA Cup goals in the 1927–28 season and being an ever-present in the club's 1928–29 title-winning season in Division Three (North). He signed for Wrexham in July 1930, winning a Welsh Cup in his first season and later served as assistant manager. He left Wrexham to finish his career in non-league, with first Scarborough, then Mexborough Athletic and finally Denaby United.