Ken Burditt

Frederick Charles Kendall "Ken" Burditt (12 November 1906 – 27 October 1977) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Norwich City, Millwall and Notts County.

Ken Burditt
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Kendall Burditt[1]
Date of birth (1906-11-12)12 November 1906[1]
Place of birth Ibstock, England[1]
Date of death 27 October 1977(1977-10-27) (aged 70)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ibstock Penistone Rovers
Bloxwich Strollers
1930 Gresley Rovers 7 (7)
1930–1936 Norwich City 173 (61)
1936–1938 Millwall 69 (33)
1938–1939 Notts County
1939 Colchester United 2 (0)
→ Leicester City (guest)
Total 182 (68)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Ibstock, Burditt began playing for local club Ibstock Penistone Rovers, followed by Bloxwich Strollers,[1] before moving to Gresley Rovers where he appeared in seven games for the club, scoring seven goals. He made his debut against Walsall Reserves on 30 August 1930, with his final game coming on 25 October of the same year against Redditch.[2]

After leaving Gresley, Burditt joined Football League club Norwich City, making his debut on 17 January 1931 at home to Walsall in a 3–1 Third Division South victory.[3] Burditt went on to make 173 appearances for the Canaries,[4] scoring 61 goals. His final game came in a 2–1 Second Division win over Doncaster Rovers on 2 May 1936.[3]

Burditt then moved to Millwall[1][3][5] and was a member of a number of giant-killing squads in the 1936–37 FA Cup, including a 3–0 win over Chelsea in the fourth round on 30 January 1937, scoring twice, a 2–1 win against Derby County on 20 January in the fifth round, and a 2–0 win over Manchester City on 6 March in the quarter-final.[6] He finished the season as Millwall's top goalscorer with 25 goals. He would then move on to Notts County in 1938,[5] before exiting the Football League in 1939 to join Southern League club Colchester United for £1,000.[1]

With the U's, Burditt could only manage two league appearances in the 1939–40 season due to the outbreak of World War II.[7] During the war years, he returned to Ibstock and worked as a coal miner.[2] He also appeared as a guest player for Leicester City playing five games,[8] but could not continue a playing career in football because his mining work had affected his lungs.[2]

Burditt died on 27 October 1977 in Ibstock.[2]

References
  1. "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. "Ken Burditt – Player Database – Gresley FC Online". Gresley FC Online. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. "SING UP THE RIVER END!: First & Last – Ken Burditt". Sing Up The River End!. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. "SING UP THE RIVER END!: Norwich City Appearances – 100 Plus Club". Sing Up The River End!. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. "Football: Ken Burditt". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. "Millwall – The Giant Killers". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  7. "Colchester United – Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  8. "Leicester City career stats for Ken Burditt". Foxes History. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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