Billy Burnikell

Billy Burnikell
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frederick Burnikell
Date of birth9 December 1910
Place of birthSouthwick, England
Date of deathMay 1980 (aged 69)
Playing positionLeft half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1929–1933Lincoln City25(0)
1933–1937Bradford City53(2)
Aldershot
Total78(2)
Teams managed
1947Landskrona BoIS
1947–1949Helsingborg
-Universidad Católica
1956Halifax Town
1957–1959Örebro SK
1960–1961Degerfors IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Frederick Burnikell (9 December 1910 – May 1980) was an English professional football player and manager. His surname was also spelt Burnicle.[1]

Career

Born in Southwick, Burnikell played as a left half for Lincoln City, Bradford City and Aldershot.[2] For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League.[3] For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances.[4]

He later became a football manager, and was in charge of Halifax Town between April and December 1956.[5] He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborg, Örebro SK and Degerfors IF.[6][7] He also won the Chilean Primera División in 1954 with Universidad Católica.[8]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Frost, p. 410
  2. ↑ Frost, p. 392
  3. ↑ "Profile". redimps.com.
  4. ↑ Frost, p. 380
  5. ↑ Kelly Gilchrist (16 February 2012). "Managers Past And Present". F.C. Halifax Town.
  6. ↑ "Klubbinformation" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com.
  7. ↑ http://nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece
  8. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/players/chil-coach-champ.html