Harry Keith Burkinshaw was born on 23 June 1935 and is an English former professional footballer and football manager.
18 Facts About Keith Burkinshaw
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Keith Burkinshaw is one of the most successful managers of Tottenham Hotspur, winning three major trophies for the club as manager there.
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Keith Burkinshaw obtained six O-levels and after leaving school, he began his footballing career with Midland League side Denaby United while working at Dodworth Colliery.
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Keith Burkinshaw had a brief spell as an amateur with Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Liverpool in November 1953.
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Keith Burkinshaw spent a period in the British Army, serving alongside Duncan Edwards in Wales.
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Keith Burkinshaw was player-manager of Workington between November 1964 and March 1965, leaving to join Scunthorpe United in May 1965, having played 293 league games for Workington.
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Keith Burkinshaw played a further 108 league games for Scunthorpe, and had a short spell as caretaker manager before retiring from playing in May 1968.
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Shortly after announcing his retirement, Keith Burkinshaw moved to Zambia where he coached for a few months before returning to England as first team coach of Newcastle United.
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Keith Burkinshaw was sacked by Newcastle on 1 May 1975 and joined Tottenham Hotspur as coach a month later.
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Keith Burkinshaw became manager after Terry Neill left as manager for Arsenal in 1976.
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Keith Burkinshaw was manager from 14 July 1976 to 31 May 1984, and he won more major competitions at the club than all but one other Spurs manager.
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Keith Burkinshaw signed two Argentine World Cup stars, Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, in 1978.
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Keith Burkinshaw later managed Sporting Clube de Portugal until he was sacked in February 1988.
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Keith Burkinshaw took charge of big-spending Malaysian state team Pahang between late April and July 1991, leading them to the top of the league table before departing for Swindon Town.
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Keith Burkinshaw was later Chief Scout for Glenn Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles at Swindon Town and in May 1992 became assistant to Ardiles at West Bromwich Albion.
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Keith Burkinshaw was later Director of Football at Aberdeen before briefly taking charge as caretaker-manager at Pittodrie when Roy Aitken was sacked in 1997, he left when Alex Miller was appointed as the club's new manager.
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In March 2005 Keith Burkinshaw was appointed assistant manager at Watford.
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Keith Burkinshaw left this position in December 2007 due to a serious family illness, having helped the club reach promotion to the Premier League in 2006.