Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Stewart Burleigh [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 February 1951||
Place of birth | Willington, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 27 September 2021 | (aged 70)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
196?–1968 | Willington | ||
1968–1974 | Newcastle United | 11 | (0) |
1974 | → Darlington (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Darlington | 21 | (0) |
1975–1977 | Carlisle United | 26 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Darlington | 71 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Hartlepool United | 84 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Bishop Auckland | ||
1983–1984 | Spennymoor United | ||
1984–1985 | Langley Park | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Stewart Burleigh (2 February 1951 – 27 September 2021) was an English professional footballer who made 222 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United, Darlington, Carlisle United and Hartlepool United.
Burleigh was born in Willington, County Durham. [2] He played football for his local club, Willington A.F.C., before joining Newcastle United as a 17-year-old on amateur forms in October 1968. He replaced the injured Dave Clarke in a strong Newcastle team for Barrie Thomas's testimonial match in November, [3] [4] and turned professional in December. [5] Burleigh was a member of the Newcastle United youth team that won the 1969 Rotterdam International Youth Tournament, defeating Arsenal's youngsters in the final. [6]
He made his first-team debut on 26 December 1970, in a 3–0 defeat away to Leeds United in the First Division, [7] and Leeds' manager, Don Revie, was complimentary: "I thought he had a fine game. He had no chance with the goals. Some of the saves he made showed he has a fine future ahead of him". [8] Burleigh had to wait over a year before making another senior appearance; his home debut came on 8 January 1972 in a 4–2 league victory over Coventry City. [9]
An injury to undisputed first-choice goalkeeper Iam McFaul in February 1973 allowed Burleigh a run of games in the first team, [10] [9] which ended when his left index finger was broken by a kick from Mick Channon during a 1–1 draw away to Southampton and he was ruled out for the rest of the season. [11] [12] A dispute with manager Joe Harvey stemming from his return to pre-season training seriously overweight caused him to walk out of the club. [13] He returned, but played only twice more, the last of his 15 first-team appearances for Newcastle coming on 11 May 1974 against Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park. [9] When he again reported overweight for the 1974–75 season, the club threatened to cancel his contract, at which point he resigned and considered joining the RAF. [14]
The club retained Burleigh's Football League registration, loaned him to Fourth Division club Darlington in October 1974, [15] and made the transfer permanent in December for a fee reported as £3,000 plus 50% of the profit on any future sale. [16] He spent that season as Darlington's first-choice goalkeeper, and then moved on to Carlisle United, newly relegated to the Second Division, in June 1975. [2] Although a transfer request was accepted in November that same year, [17] Burleigh remained with Carlisle until 1977. He then returned to Darlington for a further two-year spell, [2] in the first of which he was the club's player of the season. [18] He finished his professional career with three seasons at Fourth Division Hartlepool United, for whom he made 96 appearances in all competitions, [19] before moving into non-league football in 1982 with Bishop Auckland, [2] and then playing for Spennymoor United and Langley Park. [20]
After his professional football career ended, Burleigh worked as a painter and decorator based in Ferryhill, County Durham. [10] He died on 27 September 2021 at the age of 70. [21]
In September 2022 [1] a memorial bench was unveiled by The Toon Legends Club at The Manor House, Ferryhill
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Stewart Burleigh [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 February 1951||
Place of birth | Willington, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 27 September 2021 | (aged 70)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
196?–1968 | Willington | ||
1968–1974 | Newcastle United | 11 | (0) |
1974 | → Darlington (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Darlington | 21 | (0) |
1975–1977 | Carlisle United | 26 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Darlington | 71 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Hartlepool United | 84 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Bishop Auckland | ||
1983–1984 | Spennymoor United | ||
1984–1985 | Langley Park | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Stewart Burleigh (2 February 1951 – 27 September 2021) was an English professional footballer who made 222 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United, Darlington, Carlisle United and Hartlepool United.
Burleigh was born in Willington, County Durham. [2] He played football for his local club, Willington A.F.C., before joining Newcastle United as a 17-year-old on amateur forms in October 1968. He replaced the injured Dave Clarke in a strong Newcastle team for Barrie Thomas's testimonial match in November, [3] [4] and turned professional in December. [5] Burleigh was a member of the Newcastle United youth team that won the 1969 Rotterdam International Youth Tournament, defeating Arsenal's youngsters in the final. [6]
He made his first-team debut on 26 December 1970, in a 3–0 defeat away to Leeds United in the First Division, [7] and Leeds' manager, Don Revie, was complimentary: "I thought he had a fine game. He had no chance with the goals. Some of the saves he made showed he has a fine future ahead of him". [8] Burleigh had to wait over a year before making another senior appearance; his home debut came on 8 January 1972 in a 4–2 league victory over Coventry City. [9]
An injury to undisputed first-choice goalkeeper Iam McFaul in February 1973 allowed Burleigh a run of games in the first team, [10] [9] which ended when his left index finger was broken by a kick from Mick Channon during a 1–1 draw away to Southampton and he was ruled out for the rest of the season. [11] [12] A dispute with manager Joe Harvey stemming from his return to pre-season training seriously overweight caused him to walk out of the club. [13] He returned, but played only twice more, the last of his 15 first-team appearances for Newcastle coming on 11 May 1974 against Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park. [9] When he again reported overweight for the 1974–75 season, the club threatened to cancel his contract, at which point he resigned and considered joining the RAF. [14]
The club retained Burleigh's Football League registration, loaned him to Fourth Division club Darlington in October 1974, [15] and made the transfer permanent in December for a fee reported as £3,000 plus 50% of the profit on any future sale. [16] He spent that season as Darlington's first-choice goalkeeper, and then moved on to Carlisle United, newly relegated to the Second Division, in June 1975. [2] Although a transfer request was accepted in November that same year, [17] Burleigh remained with Carlisle until 1977. He then returned to Darlington for a further two-year spell, [2] in the first of which he was the club's player of the season. [18] He finished his professional career with three seasons at Fourth Division Hartlepool United, for whom he made 96 appearances in all competitions, [19] before moving into non-league football in 1982 with Bishop Auckland, [2] and then playing for Spennymoor United and Langley Park. [20]
After his professional football career ended, Burleigh worked as a painter and decorator based in Ferryhill, County Durham. [10] He died on 27 September 2021 at the age of 70. [21]
In September 2022 [1] a memorial bench was unveiled by The Toon Legends Club at The Manor House, Ferryhill
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