Laurie Burkinshaw

Laurie Burkinshaw
Personal information
Full name Laurence Burkinshaw
Date of birth (1891-12-02)2 December 1891[1][2]
Place of birth Kilnhurst, England
Date of death 1969 (aged 77–78)
Place of death Mexborough, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Mexborough Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1914 Sheffield Wednesday 23 (6)
1914–19?? Rotherham Town
– Kilnhurst
1919–1922 Birmingham 71 (11)
1922–1923 Halifax Town 26 (2)
1923–19?? Mexborough Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurence Burkinshaw (2 December 1891 – 1969) was an English professional footballer born in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, who played as an outside right.[4] He made 120 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Halifax Town.[5]

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915
  2. ^ British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
  3. ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.