Career
Born in Southwick, Sunderland, Southwick, Burnikell played as a Wing half, left half for Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City, Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City and Aldershot F.C., Aldershot. For Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League. For Bradford City, he made 52 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals; he also made 3 FA Cup appearances. He later became a football manager and was in charge of Halifax Town A.F.C., Halifax Town between April and December 1956. He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg, Örebro SK and Degerfors IF. He also won the Chilean Primera División in 1954 with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Universidad Católica.Sources
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1910 births 1980 deaths English men's footballers English football managers Lincoln City F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players English Football League players Halifax Town A.F.C. managers Helsingborgs IF managers Landskrona BoIS managers Örebro SK managers Degerfors IF managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Allsvenskan managers Chilean Primera División managers English Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Sweden Men's association football midfielders English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in Chile English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden British expatriates in Chile Sportspeople from the City of Sunderland 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub