Ted Birnie

Ted Birnie
Personal information
Full name	Edward Lawson Birnie
Date of birth	25 August 1878
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Date of death	21 December 1935
Place of death	Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Playing position	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1898–1903	Newcastle United	19	(0)
1905–1906	Crystal Palace	22	(0)
1906–1909	Chelsea	101	(3)
1910	Tottenham Hotspur	4	(1)
Teams managed
1922–1934	Southend United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Edward Lawson 'Ted' Birnie (born 25 August 1878 in Sunderland, died 21 December 1935) was a professional footballer and manager. He played for Sunderland Seaburn, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur ^[1] In his managerial career, he took on the reins at Southend United, staying in charge of the seaside club until his retirement in 1934.^[2]

Playing career

Birnie began his career at local club Sunderland Seaburn before joining Newcastle United. The commanding centre half played in 19 matches between 1898–1903. Birnie went on to play for Crystal Palace where he featured in 29 matches in all competitions (22 league).^[3] In August 1906 he joined Chelsea, making his debut on the 8th September 1906 in a 0-0 draw away at Blackpool.^[4] Birnie participated in 108 games in all competitions and scored on three occasions for the Stamford Bridge club.^[5] After Chelsea decided against renewing his contract, Tottenham Hotspur signed him in 1910, playing in four matches and scoring a single goal at White Hart Lane.^[6]

Coaching and management career

After his playing career had ended, Birnie joined German club FC Mülheim as a coach. He then had spells as trainer at Sunderland and Rochdale. In 1922 he became manager of Southend United and spent 12 seasons in charge of the club, becoming the only manager to preside over a Southend team for more than 500 matches (April 2009). Birnie retired in May 1934, but would be beset with ill-health and died in December 1935 aged 57.^[2]

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Southend United		1921	1934	7002571000000000000♠571	7002218000000000000♠218	7002118000000000000♠118	7002235000000000000♠235	7001381800000000000♠38.18
Total				7002571000000000000♠571	7002218000000000000♠218	7002118000000000000♠118	7002235000000000000♠235	7001381800000000000♠38.18

^[7]

References

↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 26. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
1 2 Southend United managers Retrieved 9 April 2009
↑ Ian King. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 532–533. ISBN 9781780910468.
↑ http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=43&surname=Birnie&firstname=Ted
↑ http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Appearances/Be-Bl.htm
↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
↑ http://www.managerstats.co.uk/managers/ted-birnie/

Southend United F.C. – managers

B. Jack (1906–10)
Molyneux (1910–11)
Howard (1911–12)
Bradshaw (1912–19)
Liddell (1919–20)
Mather (1920–21)
Birnie (1921–34)
D. Jack (1934–40)
Warren (1946–56)
Perry (1956–60)
Broome (1960)
Fenton (1961–65)
Williams (1965–67)
Shepherd (1967–69)
Hudson (1969–70)
Rowley (1970–76)
Smith (1976–83)
Morris (1983–84)
Moore (1984–86)
Webb (1986–87)
Bate (1987)
Clark (1987–88)
Webb (1988–92)
Murphy (1992–93)
Fry (1993)
Taylor (1993–95)
Thompson (1995)
Whelan (1995–97)
Martin (1997–99)
Gooding (1999)
Little (1999–2000)
Gooding (2000)
Webb (2000–01)
Newman (2001–03)
Robson (2003)
Wignall (2003)
Webb (2003)
Tilson (2003–10)
Sturrock (2010–13)
Brown (2013–)

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