David Burnside (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Gort Burnside | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingswood, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 2009 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955 | Bristol City | ||
| 1955–1957 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1962 | West Bromwich Albion | 127 | (39) |
| 1962–1964 | Southampton | 61 | (22) |
| 1964–1966 | Crystal Palace | 58 | (8) |
| 1966–1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | (5) |
| 1967 | → Los Angeles Wolves (guest) | 12 | (1) |
| 1968–1971 | Plymouth Argyle | 105 | (15) |
| 1971–1972 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 1972 | Colchester United | 13 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | Bath City | 37 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1961 | England U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1972–1973 | Bath City (Player-manager) | ||
| 1993 | England U-20 | ||
| 2000 | Bristol City (Joint caretaker-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Gort Burnside (10 December 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an English footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He made a total of 405 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol City and Colcester United. He then moved into non-league football becoming player-manager at Bath City and later became a youth trainer with England and briefly manager at Bristol City. He also made appearances for Los Angeles Wolves as a guest.
Burnside was born in Kingswood, near Bristol and attended Kingswood School and represented Bristol & District Schools, before joining Bristol City as a trainee in July 1955. His father was so keen to see David develop his football skills that he installed floodlights in his back garden to enable his son to practice in the evenings.
His potential was quickly spotted by First Division West Bromwich Albion to whom he moved in December 1955, signing professional papers in February 1957. He soon acquired nationwide fame for his incredible ball-juggling abilities when, in October 1957, during the half-time in a televised friendly match against Russian team CDSA Moscow he performed his tricks to entertain the crowd. In 1960, he entered a heading competition organised by the Sunday Dispatch newspaper. He managed 495 clean headers without a break and although this was far from a record it amply demonstrated his ball skills.
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