Billy Burnikell

{{short description|English footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Billy Burnikell |image = Billy Burnikell, Estadio, 1953-01-10 (504).jpg |caption = |fullname = William Frederick Burnikell |birth_date = {{birth date|1910|12|9|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Southwick, Sunderland|Southwick]], England |death_date = {{death date and age|1980|5||1910|12|9|df=y}} |death_place = |height = 5 ft 9 in<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-vii/134492706/ |title=Bradford City. Young players turn out well |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=vii |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |position = [[Wing half|Left half]] |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1929–1933 |clubs1 = [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] |caps1 = 25 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1933–1937 |clubs2 = [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] |caps2 = 53 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = |clubs3 = [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |totalcaps = 78 |totalgoals = 2 |manageryears1 = 1947 |managerclubs1 = [[Landskrona BoIS]] |manageryears2 = 1947–1949 |managerclubs2 = [[Helsingborgs IF|Helsingborg]] |manageryears3 = 1949 |managerclubs3 = [[Landskrona BoIS]] (caretaker)<ref>Jönsson, p. 49</ref> |manageryears4 = 1953–1954 |managerclubs4 = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] |manageryears5 = 1956 |managerclubs5 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] |manageryears6 = 1957–1959 |managerclubs6 = [[Örebro SK]] |manageryears7 = 1960–1961 |managerclubs7 = [[Degerfors IF]] }} '''William Frederick Burnikell''' (9 December 1910 – May 1980) was an English professional [[association football|football]] player and manager. His surname was also spelt '''Burnicle.'''<ref>Frost, p. 410</ref>

==Career== Born in [[Southwick, Sunderland|Southwick]], Burnikell played as a [[Wing half|left half]] for [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]].<ref>Frost, p. 392</ref> For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in [[the Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=burn03|title=Profile|publisher=redimps.com|access-date=19 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221550/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=burn03|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 [[FA Cup]] appearances.<ref>Frost, p. 380</ref>

He later became a football manager and was in charge of [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] between April and December 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxafc.co.uk/club/History/|title=Managers Past And Present|date=16 February 2012|author=Kelly Gilchrist|publisher=F.C. Halifax Town|access-date=19 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103084144/http://www.halifaxafc.co.uk/club/History/|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also managed Swedish clubs [[Landskrona BoIS]], [[Helsingborgs IF|Helsingborg]], [[Örebro SK]] and [[Degerfors IF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/Klubbinformation-419152.aspx|title=Klubbinformation|language=Swedish|publisher=svenskafans.com}}</ref><ref>http://nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He also won the [[Chilean Primera División]] in 1954 with [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/chil-coach-champ.html|title=Chile - Coaches of Championship Teams - First Level|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

==Sources== *{{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0}} *{{cite book|last=Jönsson|first=Åke|title=Ett fotbollslags historia: Landskrona BoIS 1915-1975|publisher=Malmö Handelstryckeri AB|year=1975}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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