John Burridge

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Burridge
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1951(1951-12-03)
Age	73
Birthplace	Workington
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

John Burridge Biography

John Burridge is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 3, 1951 in Workington, England, United Kingdom. English goalkeeper who is dubbed “Budgie” who won league championships with clubs such as Blackpool, Aston Villa and Hibernian in his almost three decades of playing. After retirement, he worked as an analyst on the show C2K which is on the TEN Action network.

He was a goalkeeper coach He coached goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi during his time on the coaching staff of the Oman national team. in his time as a coach for Oman national team. Oman National team.

Born in Workington, 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 the 1970s Burridge would also be among the first goalkeepers to use Latex gloves; he would also introduce Peter Shilton and Pat Jennings to latex gloves.

Son Tom has played in the professional game with Blackburn Hawks. Blackburn Hawks.

John Burridge Net Worth

John Burridge is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Burridge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in the town of mining Great Clifton and began playing for Workington when he was 15 years old.

He played for record of 15 teams in the Football League teams during his career.

John Burridge (born 3 December 1951) is an English former goalkeeper who is now working with Indian Super League top division club Kerala Blasters as a goalkeeping Academy coach. In his senior career he played for 29 clubs in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 768 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level. Burridge (nicknamed Budgie), played for fifteen Football League teams.

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In July 1982, Burridge joined his seventh club, Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the 1982-83 season in a game at Molineux, Wolves entertained Newcastle United. Prior to the game Burridge had made a bet with a stake of £100, with Kevin Keegan that Burridge would play the game in a Superman outfit. As a result of the bet, Wolves biggest crowd of the season, a crowd of 22500, witnessed Burridge playing the match in a Superman outfit. Burridge helped Wolves gain promotion to the top flight as runners-up, only to be relegated the following season. He left Wolves in October 1984 to join Sheffield United, signed by Ian Porterfield. He also had a loan spell at Derby County, signed by Arthur Cox, shortly before joining the Blades.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Burridge celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Despite being past 40, Burridge refused to hang up his gloves, and continued moving across the country for short spells at any club that requested his services. Between 1993 and 1997, Burridge played for no fewer than fourteen clubs. They were, in chronological order: Scarborough, Lincoln, Aberdeen, Dumbarton, Falkirk, Manchester City, (where he became, at 43 years, four months and 26 days, the oldest player to appear in the Premier League) Notts County, Witton Albion, Darlington, Grimsby, Gateshead, Northampton Town, Queen of the South, Blyth Spartans, Scarborough once more. These spells usually lasted no more than one or two games as an emergency goalkeeper. He finished his playing career with a brief spell as player-manager at Blyth Spartans in 1997, following a similarly brief spell back at Newcastle United as goalkeeping coach.

Top Facts about John Burridge

1. John Burridge played for 29 different football clubs.
2. He holds the record for oldest player in Premier League history.
3. Burridge made over 700 appearances during his career.
4. He played for England at youth level but never earned a senior cap.
5. Burridge was known for his eccentric personality and antics on and off the pitch.
6. He once climbed a tree to escape from angry fans after a match.
7. Burridge wrote an autobiography titled “Budgie: The Autobiography of Goalkeeping Legend”.
8. He worked as a goalkeeping coach after retiring from playing.
9. Burridge is now retired and lives in Oman with his wife.
10. He remains a popular figure among football fans due to his unique career and personality.

How many clubs did John Burridge play for?

In his senior career he played for 29 clubs , 18 of them in the Football League, in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 768 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non- league level.

How old is John Burridge?

70 years (December 3, 1951)