David Burnside (footballer)
David Gort Burnside (10 December 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an English footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He made a total of 405 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol City and Colcester United. He then moved into non-League football becoming player-manager at Bath City and later became a youth trainer with England and briefly manager at Bristol City. He also made appearances for Los Angeles Wolves as a guest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Gort Burnside | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingswood, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 2009 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955 | Bristol City | ||
| 1955–1957 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1962 | West Bromwich Albion | 127 | (39) |
| 1962–1964 | Southampton | 61 | (22) |
| 1964–1966 | Crystal Palace | 58 | (8) |
| 1966–1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | (5) |
| 1967 | → Los Angeles Wolves (guest) | 12 | (1) |
| 1968–1971 | Plymouth Argyle | 105 | (15) |
| 1971–1972 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 1972 | Colchester United | 13 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | Bath City | 37 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | England U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Bath City (Player-manager) | ||
| 1993 | England U-20 | ||
| 2000 | Bristol City (Joint caretaker-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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