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Keith Burkinshaw: 14 July 1976 - 31 May 1984              
After a limited playing career which included a seven-year spell at Liverpool. He played 1 game for them and ended his playing career at Workington and Scunthorpe (also acting as caretaker manager for a short time). Burkinshaw went to Newcastle as a coach in 1968. In 1975 he moved on to Spurs as first team coach under Terry Neill. He took the manager's job in 1976 and althought we were relegated the first season Spurs came straight back into the first division. In the top fligt he didn't feel that the team he had was strong enough to win any trophies.
His next moves was to sign the famous Argentinian pair Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, and Garth Crooks and Steve Archibald followed at the start of the 1980's. The team Burkinshaw created was the most attractive team in Britain during the 80's. He became our second most sucessful manager as we won three Cups FA Cup in 1981 and 1982 and the UEFA Cup, as well as being runners up in the League cup and having consecutive 4th place finishes in 82/3 and 83/4.
During the 83-84 season he had become disillusioned with the boardroom which was led by Irving Scholar. Before the UEFA win he had announced his intention to resign. Burkinshaw's comment after he had walked out of the gates for the last time was "There used to be a football club there".
Tottenham Hotspur Keith Burkinshaw Played Won Drew Lost For Against PPG
Football League 336 131 95 110 497 475 1.45
Cup Competitions & Other matches 95 51 23 21 155 90 71%
Manager: Keith Burkinshaw Total  -  Keith Burkinshaw 431 182 118 131 652 565
21-Aug-76 Division 1 28,490 A Ipswich Town L 1 - 3 Jones
25-Aug-76 Division 1 24,022 H Newcastle United L 0 - 2
28-Aug-76 Division 1 21,721 H Middlesbrough  D 0 - 0
31-Aug-76 L.C. Cup 2 19,042 A Middlesbrough  W 2 - 1 Moores, Neighbour
04-Sep-76 Division 1 60,723 A Manchester United W 3 - 2 Coates, Pratt, Moores
11-Sep-76 Division 1 34,725 H Leeds United W 1 - 0 Jones
18-Sep-76 Division 1 47,421 A Liverpool  L 0 - 2
22-Sep-76 L.C. Cup 3 19,146 H Wrexham   L 2 - 3 Hoddle, Moores
25-Sep-76 Division 1 22,440 H Norwich City D 1 - 1 Hoddle
02-Oct-76 Division 1 23,461 A West Bromwich Albion L 2 - 4 Jones, Taylor
16-Oct-76 Division 1 24,216 A Derby County L 2 - 8 Osgood (pen), Perryman
20-Oct-76 Division 1 20,193 H Birmingham City W 1 - 0 Osgood (pen)
23-Oct-76 Division 1 21,877 H Coventry City L 0 - 1
30-Oct-76 Division 1 26,047 H Everton  D 3 - 3 McAllister, Osgood (pen), Pratt
06-Nov-76 Division 1 28,997 A West Ham United L 3 - 5 Hoddle, Osgood (pen), Duncan
13-Nov-76 Division 1 28,795 H Bristol City L 0 - 1
20-Nov-76 Division 1 30,325 A Sunderland  L 1 - 2 Moores
27-Nov-76 Division 1 22,500 H Stoke City W 2 - 0 Osgood (2, 1pen)
11-Dec-76 Division 1 24,608 H Manchester City D 2 - 2 Taylor (2)
18-Dec-76 Division 1 16,397 A Leicester City L 1 - 2 Coates
27-Dec-76 Division 1 47,751 H Arsenal D 2 - 2 Young, Duncan
01-Jan-77 Division 1 44,972 H West Ham United W 2 - 1 Osgood (pen), Duncan
08-Jan-77 F.A. Cup 3 27,868 A Cardiff City L 0 - 1
11-Jan-77 Division 1 24,266 A Queens Park Rangers L 1 - 2 Duncan
22-Jan-77 Division 1 35,126 H Ipswich Town W 1 - 0 Taylor
05-Feb-77 Division 1 21,231 A Middlesbrough  L 0 - 2
12-Feb-77 Division 1 46,946 H Manchester United L 1 - 3 Jones
19-Feb-77 Division 1 26,858 A Leeds United L 1 - 2 Armstrong
26-Feb-77 Division 1 30,236 A Newcastle United L 0 - 2
05-Mar-77 Division 1 22,949 A Norwich City W 3 - 1 Pratt, Amstrong, Taylor
09-Mar-77 Division 1 32,098 H Liverpool  W 1 - 0 Coates
12-Mar-77 Division 1 28,834 H West Bromwich Albion L 0 - 2
19-Mar-77 Division 1 23,398 A Birmingham City W 2 - 1 Jones, Hoddle
23-Mar-77 Division 1 27,359 H Derby County D 0 - 0
26-Mar-77 Division 1 32,549 A Everton  L 0 - 4
02-Apr-77 Division 1 16,210 A Coventry City D 1 - 1 Taylor
09-Apr-77 Division 1 32,680 H Queens Park Rangers W 3 - 0 Jones (2), Taylor
11-Apr-77 Division 1 47,432 A Arsenal L 0 - 1
12-Apr-77 Division 1 27,568 A Bristol City L 0 - 1
16-Apr-77 Division 1 34,155 H Sunderland  D 1 - 1 Jones
20-Apr-77 Division 1 42,047 A Aston Villa L 1 - 2 Armstrong
23-Apr-77 Division 1 15,644 A Stoke City D 0 - 0
30-Apr-77 Division 1 30,690 H Aston Villa W 3 - 1 Hoddle, Jones, Taylor
07-May-77 Division 1 37,919 A Manchester City L 0 - 5
14-May-77 Division 1 26,094 H Leicester City W 2 - 0 Pratt, Holmes
20-Aug-77 Division 2 27,673 H Sheffield United W 4 - 2 Osgood (2, 2 pens), Duncan, Jones
24-Aug-77 Division 2 9,540 A Blackburn Rovers D 0 - 0
27-Aug-77 Division 2 25,839 H Notts County W 2 - 1 Duncan (2)
31-Aug-77 L.C. Cup 2 22,807 H Wimbledon   W 4 - 0 Osgood (pen), Duncan (3)
03-Sep-77 Division 2 8,880 A Cardiff City D 0 - 0
10-Sep-77 Division 2 31,939 H Fulham  W 1 - 0 Jones
17-Sep-77 Division 2 16,910 A Blackpool W 2 - 0 Hoddle, Duncan
24-Sep-77 Division 2 32,814 H Luton Town W 2 - 0 Osgood (pen), Jones
26-Sep-77 L.C. Cup 3 35,099 H Coventry City L 2 - 3 Pratt, Armstrong
01-Oct-77 Division 2 24,131 A Orient   D 1 - 1 Taylor
04-Oct-77 Division 2 10,966 A Hull City L 0 - 2
08-Oct-77 Division 2 24,636 H Oldham Athletic W 5 - 1 Duncan (2), Robinson, Taylor (2)
15-Oct-77 Division 2 30,706 A Charlton Athletic L 1 - 4 Taylor
26-Oct-77 Division 2 26,571 H Bristol Rovers W 9 - 0 Lee (4), Taylor, Moores (3), Hoddle
29-Oct-77 Division 2 21,012 A Stoke City W 3 - 1 Pratt, Armstrong (2)
05-Nov-77 Division 2 30,634 H Burnley   W 3 - 0 Hoddle, McNab, Taylor
12-Nov-77 Division 2 40,522 A Crystal Palace  W 2 - 1 Moores, Duncan
19-Nov-77 Division 2 48,613 H Brighton & Hove Albion D 0 - 0
26-Nov-77 Division 2 34,260 A Bolton Wanderers  L 0 - 1
03-Dec-77 Division 2 37,873 H Southampton  D 0 - 0
10-Dec-77 Division 2 31,960 A Sunderland  W 2 - 1 Duncan (2)
17-Dec-77 Division 2 34,211 H Crystal Palace  D 2 - 2 Hoddle (2)
26-Dec-77 Division 2 16,644 A Millwall W 3 - 1 Duncan, Lee, Taylor
27-Dec-77 Division 2 36,288 H Mansfield Town D 1 - 1 Duncan
31-Dec-77 Division 2 30,520 H Blackburn Rovers W 4 - 0 Hoddle, Pratt, Lee (2)
02-Jan-78 Division 2 31,207 A Sheffield United D 2 - 2 Duncan, Taylor
07-Jan-78 F.A. Cup 3 43,731 H Bolton Wanderers D 2 - 2 Hoddle, Duncan
10-Jan-78 F.A. Cup 3® 31,314 A Bolton Wanderers L 1 - 2 (a.e.t) Taylor (pen)        
14-Jan-78 Division 2 15,709 A Notts County D 3 - 3 Pratt (2), Lee
21-Jan-78 Division 2 29,104 H Cardiff City W 2 - 1 Duncan (2)
04-Feb-78 Division 2 24,763 A Fulham  D 1 - 1 Taylor
11-Feb-78 Division 2 28,707 H Blackpool D 2 - 2 McAllister, Pratt
22-Feb-78 Division 2 17,024 A Luton Town W 4 - 1 Hoddle(2), McAllister, Duncan
25-Feb-78 Division 2 32,869 H Orient   D 1 - 1 Lee
04-Mar-78 Division 2 14,122 A Oldham Athletic D 1 - 1 McNab
11-Mar-78 Division 2 34,511 H Charlton Athletic W 2 - 1 Hoddle (pen), Pratt
18-Mar-78 Division 2 17,708 A Bristol Rovers W 3 - 2 Pratt, McNab, Jones
22-Mar-78 Division 2 30,646 H Stoke City W 3 - 1 McAllister, Lee (2)
25-Mar-78 Division 2 12,144 A Mansfield Town D 3 - 3 Hoddle (2, 1 pen), Jones
26-Mar-78 Division 2 36,913 H Hull City W 1 - 0 Perryman
27-Mar-78 Division 2 33,074 H Millwall D 3 - 3 Hoddle, Jones (2)
01-Apr-78 Division 2 16,916 A Burnley   L 1 - 2 Taylor
08-Apr-78 Division 2 50,097 H Bolton Wanderers W 1 - 0 McAllister
15-Apr-78 Division 2 32,647 A Brighton & Hove Albion L 1 - 3 Jones
22-Apr-78 Division 2 38,220 H Sunderland  L 2 - 3 Duncan, Taylor
29-Apr-78 Division 2 28,846 A Southampton  D 0 - 0
19-Aug-78 Division 1 41,223 A Nottingham Forest D 1 - 1 Villa
23-Aug-78 Division 1 47,892 H Aston Villa L 1 - 4 Hoddle (pen)
26-Aug-78 Division 1 40,632 H Chelsea  D 2 - 2 Armstrong, Duncan
29-Aug-78 L.C. Cup 2 (1L) 24,335 A Swansea City D 2 - 2 Hoddle (pen), Armstrong
02-Sep-78 Division 1 50,705 A Liverpool  L 0 - 7
06-Sep-78 L.C. Cup 2 (2L) 33,672 H Swansea City L 1 - 3 Villa
09-Sep-78 Division 1 34,035 H Bristol City W 1 - 0 Rodgers og
16-Sep-78 Division 1 36,062 A Leeds United W 2 - 1 Lee, Taylor
23-Sep-78 Division 1 43,471 A Manchester City L 0 - 2
30-Sep-78 Division 1 35,806 H Coventry City D 1 - 1 Hoddle
07-Oct-78 Division 1 33,068 A West Bromwich Albion W 1 - 0 Taylor
14-Oct-78 Division 1 41,230 H Birmingham City W 1 - 0 Ainscow og
21-Oct-78 Division 1 26,181 A Derby County D 2 - 2 McAllister, Taylor
28-Oct-78 Division 1 37,337 H Bolton Wanderers W 2 - 0 Pratt, Lee
04-Nov-78 Division 1 27,031 A Norwich City D 2 - 2 Lee, Taylor
11-Nov-78 Division 1 50,541 H Nottingham Forest L 1 - 3 Pratt
18-Nov-78 Division 1 42,328 A Chelsea  W 3 - 1 Lee (2), Hoddle
22-Nov-78 Division 1 50,393 H Liverpool  D 0 - 0
25-Nov-78 Division 1 35,430 H Wolves   W 1 - 0 Taylor
09-Dec-78 Division 1 33,882 H Ipswich Town W 1 - 0 Pratt
16-Dec-78 Division 1 52,026 A Manchester United L 0 - 2
23-Dec-78 Division 1 42,273 H Arsenal L 0 - 5
26-Dec-78 Division 1 24,845 A Queens Park Rangers D 2 - 2 Lee, Taylor (pen)
30-Dec-78 Division 1 44,572 A Everton  D 1 - 1 Taylor
10-Jan-79 F.A. Cup 3 31,081 H Altrincham   D 1 - 1 Taylor (pen)
13-Jan-79 Division 1 29,122 A Bristol City D 0 - 0
16-Jan-79 F.A. Cup 3® 27,878 MR Altrincham   W 3 - 0 Lee (3)
20-Jan-79 Division 1 36,838 H Leeds United L 1 - 2 Hoddle
03-Feb-79 Division 1 32,037 H Manchester City L 0 - 3
10-Feb-79 Division 1 25,071 A Coventry City W 3 - 1 Lee, Taylor (2)
12-Feb-79 F.A. Cup 4 27,120 H Wrexham   D 3 - 3 Hoddle, Jones, Roberts og
21-Feb-79 F.A. Cup 4® 16,050