Jack Burkitt

Jack Burkitt
Personal information
Date of birth	19 January 1926
Place of birth	Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	12 September 2003 (aged 77)
Place of death	Brighouse, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1947	Darlaston
1947–1962	Nottingham Forest
Managerial career
1966	Notts County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Jack Burkitt (19 January 1926 – 12 September 2003) was an English professional footballer, who made over 500 senior appearances for Nottingham Forest between 1947 and 1962 and who captained them to win the 1959 FA Cup Final.

Nottingham Forest

He started at his local club Darlaston and joined Forest at the start of the 1947–48 season.^[1] He went on to make 503 senior appearances for Forest (a club record at the time) and scored 15 goals for them,^[2] and during his time at the club Forest won two promotions and defeated Luton Town in the 1959 FA Cup final. After his playing career finished he remained at the club as one of the coaching staff.

Notts County and Derby County

He became manager of Notts County in 1966. The following year he joined Derby County as trainer under Brian Clough. He left them due to ill health in 1969.^[3]

Death

He died on 12 September 2003 in Brighouse of Lewy body disease.^[1]^[4] This disease is believed to be related to frequent heading of the heavy leather footballs used in the 1950s and 60s.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Nottingham Forest

FA Cup: 1958–59^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Nottingham Forest site - 1959 cup final profiles Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Times - Forest Top 50^{[dead link]} (subscription required)
^ Bygonederbyshire - Derby County
^ "Jack Burkitt". The Times. London. 25 September 2003.
^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

External links

Jack Burkitt at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[nf-1] Nottingham Forest site - 1959 cup final profiles Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Times - Forest Top 50^{[dead link]} (subscription required)

[3] Bygonederbyshire - Derby County

[4] "Jack Burkitt". The Times. London. 25 September 2003.

[5] Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

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