Alf Burnett
Alfred Price Burnett (23 July 1922 – February 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. Burnett began his career in the mid-1940s with Dundee United, featuring in just one match before heading south to join Barrow. At the end of the decade, Burnett had a brief spell with Lincoln City, but left the club in June 1950 after joining the police.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Price Burnett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | February 1977 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Lincoln, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
| 1946–1959 | Barrow | 87 | (32) |
| 1949–1950 | Lincoln City | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Burnett, who died in 1977, served in the Royal Air Force at Walney Island Airfield prior to playing for Barrow.[3]
References
- "Alf Burnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "City F.C. Lose 2nd Player In Two Days". Lincolnshire Echo. 30 June 1950. Retrieved 5 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "And the cat was Tibby". Whitehaven News. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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