David Ian Burke (born 6 August 1960 in

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) is an English former professional

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. He played as a left-back. Burke began his career at

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in 1977, making his league debut as an 18-year-old on 2 September 1978, in a 2–2 draw at

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/ref> He remained at Burnden Park for four years, making 69 league appearances and scoring one goal. In 1981, he moved across the

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to join Huddersfield Town. He went on to make almost 200 appearances for the

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club. He signed for

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's Crystal Palace in 1987. He won promotion via the play-offs to the top flight with Palace in 1988–89 but did not make the squad for the

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, which Palace lost to

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after a replay. Burke returned to his first club, Bolton, later in 1990 and made over 100 further appearances for the club, including winning promotion to Division One (formerly the Second Division) in 1993. In 1994, he joined

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, who had just appointed Sam Allardyce as their manager. Allardyce was a former teammate of Burke's in his first spell at Bolton in the late 1970s. After two years with the Seasiders, Burke retired as a player.

Honours

Crystal Palace * Old Second Division play-off winners: 1988-89 *

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finalist:

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References

** {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, David 1960 births Living people English men's footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players England men's youth international footballers English Football League players Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football defenders