Karen Burke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| St. Helens | |||
| –1997 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 1997–2000 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 1998 | ÍBV | 2 | (1) |
| 1999 | ÍBV | 8 | (6) |
| 2000 | ÍBV | 11 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2002–2003 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2003 | ÍBV | 11 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004 | ÍBV | 9 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2007–2010 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | 43 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| ?–2003 | England | 69 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 12 August 2009 (UTC). | |||
Karen Burke (born 14 July 1971) is an English female footballer. She most recently played for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. Burke was born in Liverpool and represented England at full international level.
Burke only took up football aged 21, with a spell at St. Helens. In 1994 she reached her first FA Women's Cup final with Knowsley United. Burke hit the crossbar in injury–time as Knowsley lost 1–0 to Doncaster Belles. In the following year's final, with Knowsley now known as Liverpool Ladies, player–of–the–match Burke twice put them ahead against Arsenal, only for Marieanne Spacey to seal a 3–2 win for The Gunners. In summer 1995 Burke agreed to join Everton Ladies, but changed her mind when Liverpool appointed John Bennison — a professional coach from the Liverpool F.C. "Boot Room".
In April 1996 Burke lost her third consecutive FA Women's Cup final to Croydon, on penalties after a 1–1 draw at The New Den. Luckless Burke had given Liverpool the lead and converted her penalty in the shoot–out. She finally joined Everton Ladies in the 1997 close season and won the Premier League title in 1997–1998. She played in Iceland in summer 1998, 1999 and 2000, with ÍBV.
In 2000 Burke and team–mate Becky Easton joined Doncaster Belles. Burke would travel twice weekly to Doncaster from her base in Liverpool, where she worked in a pub. The 2002 FA Women's Cup Final was Burke's fourth unsuccessful appearance, as Doncaster were beaten 2–1 by the full–time professionals of Fulham.
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