Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Burridge | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
19??–1959? | Barnet | ? | (?) |
1959?–1960 | Leyton Orient | 6 | (2) |
1960–1962 | Millwall | 87 | (58) |
1962–1965? | Crystal Palace | 114 | (42) |
1965?–1967? | Charlton Athletic | 44 | (4) |
1967?–19?? | Bedford Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Peter Burridge (born 30 December 1933) is an English-born former footballer who played as an inside forward in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]
He began his career with Barnet and from there was signed by Leyton Orient of the Football League in 1958-59.[1] He only played a handful of games for the club[1] before a successful transfer to Millwall in 1960.[2] In 1960–61 season he scored 34 goals for the club, and this was followed the next season with 22 goals which helped Millwall to the League title, following which he was sold to Crystal Palace for £10,000.[2] He played over 100 league games for Palace, and scored a league hat-trick for them versus Wrexham on 15 April 1963.[3] He subsequently played league football for Charlton Athletic before returning to non-League football with Bedford Town.[1]