Michael Peter Bernard (born 10 January 1948) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in

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for Everton,

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Bernard started his career in the youth ranks at his local team

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

before joining

in 1965 after impressing in a youth team match between the two sides. He made his debut during the 1965–66 season and became a regular in

Tony Waddington Anthony Waddington (9 November 1924 – 21 January 1994) was an English football manager at both Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City. Waddington had a seven-year playing career with Crewe Alexandra before becoming a coach at Stoke City. He progre ...

's first team by 1967–68. He became useful player who was able to play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's

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League Cup winning squad. Bernard then became the first member of the squad to leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record £140,000. Bernard spent five seasons at

Goodison Park Goodison Park is a football stadium in the Walton area of Liverpool, England. It has been the home stadium of Premier League club Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892. Located in a residential area 2 miles (3 km) north of Liverpool ...

earning a League Cup runner-up medal in

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. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for

, but had to end his career after a serious calf injury.

After retirement

Bernard later ran a pub in

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

and also spent time working on the commercial side at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

and later at Stoke for a short period. He then moved to live in Portugal.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

;Stoke City *

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winners:

;Everton *

runner-up:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Mike 1948 births Footballers from Shrewsbury English Football League players England men's under-23 international footballers Stoke City F.C. players Everton F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Living people Cleveland Stokers players United Soccer Association players English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers