Dennis Burnett

Dennis Burnett (born 27 September 1944) is an English former football defender.

Dennis Burnett
Personal information
Full name Dennis Henry Burnett
Date of birth (1944-09-27) 27 September 1944
Place of birth Bermondsey, London, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 West Ham United 50 (0)
1967–1974 Millwall 257 (3)
1974–1975 Hull City 46 (2)
1974–1975 → Millwall (loan) 6 (2)
1975 St. Louis Stars 21 (4)
1975–1977 Brighton & Hove Albion 44 (1)
1977 Ilford
1977 St. Louis Stars 19 (0)
1977 Shamrock Rovers 10 (0)
1978–1981 SK Haugar
1994 Lancing
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He started his career as a youth team player at West Ham United,[1] making his first team debut in October 1965. He played 66 games in all competitions for West Ham scoring three goals.[2] In 1967 Burnett moved to Millwall, for £15,000, where he made over 250 appearances, taking over the captaincy whenever Harry Cripps was injured. In October 1973, for £70,000, he signed for Hull City.[3] He also played for St. Louis Stars, Brighton & Hove Albion and Shamrock Rovers.[4]

Burnett signed for Shamrock Rovers under John Giles in October 1977[5] and made his debut the same day as Gordon Banks made his League of Ireland debut.[6] He made a total of 11 appearances before departing in December 1977. Burnett went on to be assistant manager with Sussex side, Lancing and played in their 2–1 defeat by Horsham YMCA in the FA Cup in 1994, a month before his 50th birthday.[7]

After football

Burnett ran a painting and decorating firm in the south of England after retiring from football[7] and has been involved in club hospitality for West Ham United at Upton Park.[8]

Sources
  • The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

References
  1. "Graduates". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Dennis Burnett". Westhamstats.info. 27 September 1944. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  3. "Hall of Fame Dennis Burnett". Millwallfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  4. Dennis Burnett at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  5. "The Irish Times – Saturday, October 1, 1977 – Page 003". The Irish Times.
  6. "The Irish Times – Monday, October 3, 1977 – Page 003". The Irish Times.
  7. West Ham United Who's Who – A player by player guide to West Ham United F.C. London: Independent UK Sports Publications. 1995. p. 35. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
  8. "Legends in the Legends". www.whufc.co.uk. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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