Alfred Price Burnett (23 July 1922 – February 1977) was a Scottish

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who played as a centre forward. Burnett began his career in the mid-1940s with

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, featuring in just one match before heading south to join Barrow. At the end of the decade, Burnett had a brief spell with Lincoln City, but left the club in June 1950 after joining the police. Burnett, who died in 1977, served in the

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prior to playing for Barrow.

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* 1922 births Footballers from Aberdeen 1977 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Dundee United F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub