| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Ian Burke | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-08-06)6 August 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Bolton Wanderers | 69 | (1) |
| 1981–1987 | Huddersfield Town | 189 | (3) |
| 1987–1990 | Crystal Palace | 81 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | Bolton Wanderers | 106 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Blackpool | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 468 | (4) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Ian Burke (born 6 August 1960 inLiverpool) is an English former professionalfootballer. He played as aleft-back.
Burke began his career atBolton Wanderers in 1977, making his league debut as an 18-year-old on 2 September 1978, in a 2–2 draw atBirmingham.[1] He remained atBurnden Park for four years, making 69 league appearances and scoring one goal.
In 1981, he moved across thePennines to joinHuddersfield Town. He went on to make almost 200 appearances for theWest Yorkshire club.
He signed forSteve Coppell'sCrystal Palace in 1987. He won promotion via the play-offs to the top flight with Palace in1988–89 but did not make the squad for the1990 FA Cup Final, which Palace lost toManchester United after a replay.
Burke returned to his first club, Bolton, later in 1990 and made over 100 further appearances for the club, including winning promotion to Division One (formerly the Second Division) in 1993.
In 1994, he joinedBlackpool, who had just appointedSam Allardyce as their manager. Allardyce was a former teammate of Burke's in his first spell at Bolton in the late 1970s.
After two years with the Seasiders, Burke retired as a player.
Crystal Palace