Ralph Burkinshaw

Ralph Burkinshaw
Personal information
Full name Ralph Burkinshaw
Date of birth (1898-03-26)26 March 1898
Place of birth Kilnhurst, England
Date of death June 1951 (Age 53)
Playing position Inside forward or Right half
Youth career
1914 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1919 South Shields 2 (0)
1920 Northampton Town 0 (0)
1920 Gainsborough Trinity
1920–1925 Bury 104 (20)
1925–1930 Bradford City 166 (30)
1930–1932 Wrexham 64 (1)
1932–1933 Scarborough
1933–1936 Mexborough Athletic
– Denaby United

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Ralph Burkinshaw (26 March 1898 in Kilnhurst, England – June 1951) was an English professional footballer who played for a number of clubs.

Career

Ralph Burkinshaw had guested for a number of South Yorkshire clubs during First World War football, before starting his full career at South Shields in 1919.[1] He played just two games at South Shields during the club's first season in Division Two before having brief spells at Northampton Town and Gainsborough Trinity. In November 1920 he signed for Bury where he spent nearly five years, including 13 games in Division One during his 1924–25 benefit season.

In July 1925 he signed for Bradford City as an inside forward although he spent much of his Bradford career as a right half.[1] He also spent five seasons at Bradford, including being top scorer with 12 league goals and two FA Cup goals in the 1927–28 season and being an ever-present in the club's 1928–29 title-winning season in Division Three (North). He signed for Wrexham in July 1930, winning a Welsh Cup in his first season and later served as assistant manager. He left Wrexham to finish his career in non-league, with first Scarborough, then Mexborough Athletic and finally Denaby United.

He was also a useful batsman in Yorkshire league cricket.[1]

Burkinshaw died in June 1951.

Honours

Bradford City

Wrexham

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 89. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
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