Stephen Burtenshaw (23 November 1935 – 17 February 2022) was an English

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player and manager. Burtenshaw played as a

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for

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

. As a manager, he was at the helm of clubs

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, Everton,

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and

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Career

Burtenshaw started off his playing days in 1952 featuring as a

for

. At Albion, he won the

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title in 1957–58. He lifted the Fourth Division title in 1964–65 with the Seagulls. Altogether he played 237 games in

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for Brighton & Hove. After his playing days came to an end Burtenshaw became a coach at Brighton. Amongst the players he took under his wing was Howard Wilkinson, the future First Division winning manager of

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. Burtenshaw joined

as a coach in 1971, succeeding

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after his departure to

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. Burtenshaw stayed for two years before resigning, despite the club reaching an

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final and coming second in the First Division. Soon after, he moved to

and spent two years there as manager. He later became a coach at Everton, managing the side in a

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capacity for three games in January 1977 after the club sacked

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. He also went on to be at the helm of club

from 1978 to 1979. Burtenshaw later returned to Arsenal as a coach and scout, and was caretaker manager of the club between March and May 1986, after the resignation of Don Howe as manager; Arsenal finished seventh in the First Division that season. He returned to his coaching role after the club appointed

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that summer. Burtenshaw's time at the club was overshadowed when he admitted taking "bungs" for signing

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, in the scandal that led to Graham's sacking as Arsenal manager. He was fined £7,500 with £2,500 costs by

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. After leaving Arsenal along with

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in 1996, Burtenshaw became chief scout under

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at Queens Park Rangers. Despite suffering a stroke in 2001 he later joined

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, before retiring from football altogether.

Death

Burtenshaw died on 17 February 2022, at the age of 86.

Honours

Brighton and Hove Albion *

: 1957–58 * Fourth Division: 1964–65

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burtenshaw, Steve 1935 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Brighton English footballers Association football midfielders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Arsenal F.C. managers Everton F.C. managers Queens Park Rangers F.C. managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff