John Burridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Workington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Workington | 27 | (0) |
| 1971 | → Blackpool (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1971–1975 | Blackpool | 131 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Aston Villa | 65 | (0) |
| 1978 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Crystal Palace | 88 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 74 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Derby County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Sheffield United | 109 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Southampton | 62 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Newcastle United | 67 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Hibernian | 65 | (0) |
| 1993 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1993 | Scarborough | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Lincoln City | 4 | (0) |
| 1994 | Enfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Aberdeen | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Dumbarton | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Witton Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Darlington | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Queen of the South | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Purfleet | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Scarborough | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 768 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Blyth Spartans (Player-manager) | ||
| 2016 | Global | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Burridge (born 3 December 1951 in Workington, Cumberland) is an English former football goalkeeper. In his senior career he played for 29 different clubs in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 771 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level. Burridge (nicknamed Budgie), played for fifteen Football League teams, which is a still-existing record.
Burridge grew up in the Cumbrian mining village of Great Clifton. He began his professional career at his local club, Workington, signing-up at the age of 15. He played his first league game in 1969.
In 1971, he was transferred to Blackpool, initially on loan at the end of the 1970–71 season, then permanently for the start of 1971–72. It was with the Seasiders that he won his first honour: the Anglo-Italian Cup. Blackpool beat Bologna 2–1, after extra time, at the latter's Stadio Comunale on 12 June 1971. Burridge's performance earned him the praise of the normally highly-critical Italian fans.
In 1975 Burridge joined Aston Villa for £75,000. He was signed by Ron Saunders and spent two seasons at Villa Park, winning the League Cup with them, but eventually lost his place to Jimmy Rimmer. He had a short but successful loan spell at Southend United before joining Crystal Palace in 1977 signed by Terry Venables. After two and a half seasons at Palace, he joined London rivals Queens Park Rangers, again signed by Terry Venables. He was dropped in favour of Peter Hucker for the 1982 FA Cup Final.
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