George Burley

George Burley
Personal information
Full name George Elder Burley[1]
Date of birth (1956-06-03) 3 June 1956 (age 68)[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]

  1. ^ "George Burley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "George Burley: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "George Burley sacked as Scotland manager". STV. 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.