Glenn Burvill (born 26 October 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Aldershot, Fulham and Reading in the Football League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Glenn Burvill[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1962-10-26) 26 October 1962 (age 59)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Canning Town,[1] London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1980 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
1983–1985 | Aldershot | 65 | (15) |
1985–1986 | Reading | 30 | (0) |
1985–1986 | → Fulham (loan) | 9 | (2) |
1986–1991 | Aldershot | 195 | (23) |
Newhaven | |||
Peacehaven | |||
Saltdean United | |||
Newhaven | |||
Lewes | |||
2001–2002 | Whitehawk[2] | 10 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2001 | Saltdean United | ||
2001–2002 | Whitehawk (joint) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Burvill started with West Ham United as an apprentice in their youth squad and was a member of the team which won the 1981 Youth Cup. Without making a first team appearance for West Ham before he moved to Aldershot in 1983.[3] Burvill also played for Fulham and Reading. After leaving Aldershot Burvill moved into non-league football with Newhaven, Peacehaven and Saltdean taking over as manager of Saltdean for the start of 1999/2000 which finished with them winning the John O'Hara Cup. Resigning in January 2001 after a poor run of results Burvill rejoined Newhaven and also appeared for Lewes in the Sussex Senior Cup semi-final.[4] He joined Whitehawk in the summer of 2001 as player-coach,[5] before managing jointly with Ian Chapman for the rest of the season.[6]