| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Elder Burley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1956[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cumnock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1985 | Ipswich Town | 394 | (6) |
| 1985–1988 | Sunderland | 54 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Gillingham | 46 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Motherwell | 54 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Ayr United | 67 | (0) |
| 1993 | Falkirk | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Motherwell | 5 | (0) |
| 1994 | Colchester United | 7 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 628 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Scotland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Scotland | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Ayr United | ||
| 1994 | Colchester United | ||
| 1994–2002 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2003–2005 | Derby County | ||
| 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2005–2008 | Southampton | ||
| 2008–2009 | Scotland | ||
| 2009 | Scotland B | ||
| 2010–2011 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2012 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came while at Ipswich Town making 394 senior appearances, and being part of the squad that won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 1978 and 1981 respectively.
Burley's managerial career began in 1990 with Ayr United and has since spent spells at seven different clubs, including an eight-year spell back at Ipswich Town as manager, which included a promotion to the Premier League and guiding the club to a fifth place league finish at that level. On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. He was sacked on 16 November 2009, following a 3–0 defeat to Wales.[3]