Eric Burgin

Eric Burgin (4 January 1924 – 16 November 2012) was an English first-class cricketer and a professional footballer.

Eric Burgin
Personal information
Full name Eric Burgin[1]
Date of birth (1924-01-04)4 January 1924[1]
Place of birth Pitsmoor, England
Date of death 16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 88)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1949–1951 York City 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Burgin was a right arm medium pacer who played 12 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He took 31 wickets at an average of 25.64, with a best of 6 for 43 against Surrey. A right-handed lower order bat, he scored 92 runs at 13.14, with a top score of 32 made against Middlesex.[3] Burgin died in November 2012 in Sheffield, aged 88.[4]

Burgin also played professional football; he signed for Sheffield United in December 1946 and played for their reserve team in the Central League.[2][5] He joined Third Division North club York City in May 1949 and competed with Alan Stewart for the centre half spot in the team.[2] He made 23 appearances before injury forced him to retire in August 1951.[2]

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References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  3. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  4. "Condolences". Sheffield United F.C. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. "Eric Burgin, destroyer of the Red Rose, dies at 88". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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