Ben Burley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Burley | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 25 January 2003 | (aged 95)||
Place of death | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Outside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Darnall School | |||
Netherhope Institute | |||
Woodhouse Mill United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Grimsby Town | 22 | (5) |
1935–1938 | Norwich City | 35 | (4) |
1938–1939 | Darlington | 35 | (7) |
1939–1940 | Chelmsford City | ||
Managerial career | |||
1951–1954 | Chelmsford City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin Burley (2 November 1907 – 25 January 2003)
Football career
Playing career
Burley was born in
In November 1931, he joined
In the summer of 1934, he moved to Grimsby Town who had just been promoted to the First Division. Burley remained for a season, scoring five goals in 22 appearances[2] as Grimsby finished fifth in the league, their highest-ever league position.[5]
Burley moved on in the summer of 1935, to return to the Second Division with Norwich City. He made his debut on 7 September 1935[6] and played 35 league matches, scoring four goals,[2][7] over a three-year period, before joining Darlington in May 1938. In his one season at Feethams, Burley rarely missed a match in the Third Division North, scoring seven goals from 35 league appearances.[2]
In July 1939, he dropped out of
During the war, Burley played as a guest for various clubs, including Southend United, Millwall, Brighton & Hove Albion, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace.[3]
Coaching and management career
After the war, Burley obtained his F.A. coaching badge, before working as a coach in the Netherlands.[3]
In June 1951, he returned to
Honours
As a player
Chelmsford City
- Southern League champions: 1939–40
References
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- ^ "Grimsby Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "NCFC Players". Sing Up the River End!. canaryseventyninety. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Norwich City Appearances". Sing Up the River End!. canaryseventyninety. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Chelmsford City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "City's past player-manager". This is Essex. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Selby, David. "List of City Managers and their league records". The Chelmsford City Historian. Retrieved 3 November 2012.