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William Frederick Burnikell (9 December 1910 – May 1980) was an English professional football player and manager. His surname was also spelt Burnicle.[2]

Billy Burnikell

Personal information
Full name	William Frederick Burnikell
Date of birth	9 December 1910
Place of birth	Southwick, England
Date of death	May 1980 (aged 69)
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1933	Lincoln City	25	(0)
1933–1937	Bradford City	53	(2)
	Aldershot
Total		78	(2)
Teams managed
1947	Landskrona BoIS
1947–1949	Helsingborg
1949	Landskrona BoIS (caretaker)[1]
1953–1954	Universidad Católica
1956	Halifax Town
1957–1959	Örebro SK
1960–1961	Degerfors IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Southwick, Burnikell played as a left half for Lincoln City, Bradford City and Aldershot.[3] For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League.[4] For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances.[5]

He later became a football manager and was in charge of Halifax Town between April and December 1956.[6] He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborg, Örebro SK and Degerfors IF.[7][8] He also won the Chilean Primera División in 1954 with Universidad Católica.[9]

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
• Jönsson, Åke (1975). Ett fotbollslags historia: Landskrona BoIS 1915-1975. Malmö Handelstryckeri AB.

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