Steve Burtenshaw

Steve Burtenshaw
Personal information
Full name Stephen Burtenshaw
Date of birth (1935-11-23)23 November 1935[1]
Place of birth Portslade, England[1]
Date of death 17 February 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 86)
Place of death Worthing, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
– Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1966 Brighton & Hove Albion 237 (3)
Managerial career
1973–1975 Sheffield Wednesday
1977 Everton (caretaker)
1978–1979 Queens Park Rangers
1986 Arsenal (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Burtenshaw[2] (23 November 1935 – 17 February 2022) was an English football player and manager. Burtenshaw played as a wing half for Brighton & Hove Albion. As a manager, he was at the helm of clubs Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal.[3]

Career

Burtenshaw started off his playing days in 1952 featuring as a wing half for Brighton & Hove Albion. At Albion, he won the Third Division (South) title in 1957–58. He lifted the Fourth Division title in 1964–65 with the Seagulls. Altogether he played 237 games in the Football League for Brighton & Hove.[4][5][6][7]

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 Leeds United.[8]

Burtenshaw joined Arsenal as a coach in 1971, succeeding Don Howe after his departure to West Bromwich Albion. Burtenshaw stayed for two years before resigning, despite the club reaching an FA Cup final and coming second in the First Division.

Soon after, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday and spent two years there as manager.[9] He later became a coach at Everton, managing the side in a caretaker capacity for three games in January 1977 after the club sacked Billy Bingham.[3] He also went on to be at the helm of club Queens Park Rangers from 1978 to 1979.[10]

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 George Graham that summer. Burtenshaw's time at the club was overshadowed when he admitted taking "bungs" for signing John Jensen, in the scandal that led to Graham's sacking as Arsenal manager. He was fined £7,500 with £2,500 costs by the Football Association.[11][12]

After leaving Arsenal along with Bruce Rioch in 1996, Burtenshaw became chief scout under Stewart Houston at Queens Park Rangers.[13] Despite suffering a stroke in 2001 he later joined Kevin Keegan as scout at Manchester City, before retiring from football altogether.[13][3]

Death

Burtenshaw died on 17 February 2022, at the age of 86.[14]

Honours

Brighton and Hove Albion[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Steve Burtenshaw". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Steve Burtenshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Steve Burtenshaw". Everton F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Steve Burtenshaw". Football Database.eu.
  5. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. ^ a b "ALBION LEGENDS TO RETURN FOR WATFORD CLASH". Brighton and Hove Albion.com.
  7. ^ a b "Roy Jennings: The sole survivor in 1961". The Goldstone Wrap.com. 28 June 2013.
  8. ^ Murphy, Patrick (1999). "Young Blood: An interview with Howard Wilkinson, The FA's Technical Director of Football, on the Development of Youth Football". In Murphy, Patrick (ed.). Singer & Friedlander Football Review 1998–99 Season. London: Singer & Friedlander. ISBN 0-9533427-1-9. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  9. ^ "The Dark Ages". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  10. ^ "A Potted History of QPR (1882–2009)". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  11. ^ Culley, Jon (23 January 1998). "Forest plan vigorous defence to FA 'bungs' charges". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  12. ^ Tallentire, Mark (25 September 1998). "Burtenshaw fined". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  13. ^ a b Culley, Jon (27 January 2001). "United nations of Arsenal spy route into Europe". The Independent. Retrieved 28 November 2009.[dead link]
  14. ^ Owen, Brian (17 February 2022). "Former Brighton and Arsenal man Steve Burtenshaw dies". The Argus. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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