This article is about the Scottish international footballer. For other people, see George Burley (disambiguation).
George Burley
Personal information
Full name
George Elder Burley[1]
Date of birth
(1956-06-03) 3 June 1956 (age 67)[2]
Place of birth
Cumnock, Scotland
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)
Right-back
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1973–1985
Ipswich Town
394
(6)
1985–1988
Sunderland
54
(0)
1988–1989
Gillingham
46
(2)
1989–1991
Motherwell
54
(0)
1991–1993
Ayr United
67
(0)
1993
Falkirk
1
(0)
1993–1994
Motherwell
5
(0)
1994
Colchester United
7
(0)
1994–1995
Ipswich Town
0
(0)
Total
628
(8)
International career
1976–1977
Scotland U21
5
(0)
1974–1975
Scotland U23
2
(0)
1979–1982
Scotland
11
(0)
Managerial career
1991–1993
Ayr United
1994
Colchester United
1994–2002
Ipswich Town
2003–2005
Derby County
2005
Heart of Midlothian
2005–2008
Southampton
2008–2009
Scotland
2009
Scotland B
2010–2011
Crystal Palace
2012
Apollon Limassol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came while at Ipswich Town making 394 senior appearances, and being part of the squad that won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 1978 and 1981 respectively.
Burley's managerial career began in 1990 with Ayr United and has since spent spells at seven different clubs, including an eight-year spell back at Ipswich Town as manager, which included a promotion to the Premier League and guiding the club to a fifth place league finish at that level. On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. He was sacked on 16 November 2009, following a 3–0 defeat to Wales.[3]
His nephew, Craig, is also a former Scotland international footballer.
^"George Burley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ ab"George Burley: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^"George Burley sacked as Scotland manager". STV. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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