Bert Burridge

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Bert Burridge
Personal information
Full name Ben James Herbert Burridge[1]
Date of birth (1898-03-11)11 March 1898[1]
Place of birth Beamish, County Durham, England
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Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Oxhill Villa
– Houghton Rovers
– Annfield Plain
1921–1926 Darlington 92 (7)
1926–1930 Sheffield Wednesday 26 (0)
1930–1931 Oldham Athletic 6 (0)
1931–1933 Macclesfield 51 (1)
1933–1934 Hyde United
1934–1940 Hurst
– Ashton National
Managerial career
1935–193? Hurst
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ben James Herbert "Bert" Burridge (11 March 1898 – 22 December 1977) was an English footballer who made 124 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Sheffield Wednesday and Oldham Athletic in the 1920s and 1930s.[1] He played as a half-back – at wing half in the early part of his career, and at centre half later on – and could also play as a forward.

Life and career

Burridge was born in Beamish, County Durham, in 1898.[1] He was playing for Houghton Rovers in the North Eastern League in April 1921,[4] but in November he signed for Third Division North club Darlington from Northern Alliance club Annfield Plain.[3] Despite interest from "clubs in higher spheres", he was reported as preferring to remain near home.[5] In the 1924–25 Football League season, Darlington were promoted to the Second Division as champions of the Northern Section. Burridge was not a regular member of the side, but his versatility – he could play across the half-back line or as a forward – meant he was able to establish himself as first reserve,[6] and the supporters included him among those to receive a presentation in appreciation of the team's success.[7]

Burridge became one of a number of new signings from the lower leagues made by Second Division champions Sheffield Wednesday ahead of their First Division campaign.[8] He played only rarely in his first season with Wednesday,[9] and although the £2,000 proceeds of his sale helped Darlington financially, his absence significantly weakened their team and they were relegated in 1926.[10] By November 1927, he was playing more regularly for the first team, and the Derby Daily Telegraph assessed his strengths as "resolute tackling and robust defensive work".[11] In 1928–29, Burridge appeared twice as Wednesday won the League championship[9] and made a greater contribution to their reserve team winning the Central League title.[12] In his last season with Wednesday, he again appeared twice as they retained their title,[9] and then joined Second Division Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[13]

A year later, he moved back into non-league football. By now playing at centre half, he captained Macclesfield to the 1931–32 Cheshire County League championship and appeared less frequently the following season as they retained the title.[14] After a season with Hyde United,[1] Burridge made his debut for Hurst in a Cheshire League match against former club Macclesfield. He remained with Hurst as a player into the war years, making more than 100 appearances in all competitions,[2] and was appointed player-manager in 1935[15] and acting secretary in 1937.[2]

Burridge died in 1977 at the age of 79.[2]

References

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