Rob Burch (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Keith Burch | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Woking (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → West Ham United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Bristol City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Barnet (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Lincoln City | 92 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Notts County | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 124 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Keith Burch (born 8 October 1983) is an English retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Burch turned professional with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2002 and spent a further five years at the club after signing professional forms.
During that time Burch was loaned out to Conference clubs Woking, in 2003, and Stevenage Borough, in 2004, to gain some first-team experience.
On 10 December 2004 he joined West Ham United on a month's loan to act as cover for Stephen Bywater whilst James Walker recovered from a groin operation; he was given the squad number 41. With Walker returning to fitness, Burch returned to Spurs at the end of the month's loan. In his time at Upton Park he was an unused substitute on six occasions. Indeed, injuries restricted Burch to just seven reserve team appearances in 2004–05.
On 31 August 2005 he joined Bristol City on an initial one-month loan deal, being given the squad number 23. In his time at Ashton Gate, Burch acted as understudy to Steve Phillips whilst the club underwent a change of management with Gary Johnson succeeding Brian Tinnion. Johnson extended Burch's loan period for a second month to enable him to take a closer look at the keeper. However, Burch sustained a knee injury which saw the arrival of Adriano Basso at the club and his return to Tottenham Hotspur.
He finally made his Football League debut on loan at Barnet when he was signed on an emergency 28-day loan on 30 January 2007. He made his debut for the Bees against Notts County.
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