Alex Burke

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alex Burke

| image =

| fullname = Alexander Burke

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977|11|11}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| height =

| position = Centre midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1995–2000 |clubs1 = Kilmarnock |caps1 = 51 |goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2000 |clubs2 = → Clydebank (loan) |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2000–2001 |clubs3 = Falkirk |caps3 = 11 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2002 |clubs4 = Clydebank |caps4 = 37 |goals4 = 14

| years5 = 2002–2003 |clubs5 = Berwick Rangers |caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2003–2004 |clubs6 = Queen of the South |caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 13

| years7 = 2004–2006 |clubs7 = Ross County |caps7 = 61 |goals7 = 10

| years8 = 2006–2008 |clubs8 = St Mirren |caps8 = 23 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2008 |clubs9 = → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) |caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2008–2011 |clubs10 = Dunfermline Athletic |caps10 = 67 |goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2011–2012 |clubs11 = Ayr United |caps11 = 3 |goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 340 | totalgoals = 59

| club-update = 15:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 1997–1998

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=282 |title=Alex Burke |work=www.fitbastats.com |publisher =|date= |accessdate=11 October 2012}}

|nationalcaps1 = 4

|nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Alex Burke (born 11 November 1977) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Burke, who started his career with Kilmarnock, also played with Falkirk, Clydebank, Berwick Rangers, Queen of the South, Ross County, St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic, and Ayr United, as well as short loan spells with Clydebank and Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Burke started his playing career at Kilmarnock under then manager Alex Totten. After a loan spell at Clydebank in 2000, Burke signed for First Division side Falkirk, again playing under Alex Totten. After just one season, Burke signed for Clydebank, whom he had been on loan at the year before.

Over the next four years, Burke had successful spells at Berwick Rangers, Queen of the South and Ross County, before signing for Paisley side St Mirren in 2006.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/5171230.stm|title=Burke wins a deal with St Mirren|date=5 February 2008|publisher=BBC Sport}}

In February 2008, Burke moved on loan to First Division side Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7230385.stm|title=Buddie Burke joins Pars on loan|date=6 February 2008|publisher=BBC Sport}} After only playing four matches for the Pars, Jim McIntyre confirmed that Burke had signed a two-year deal with the club.{{cite news|url=http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/dugout/0,,10288~1259886,00.html |title=Jim McIntyre on Friday |date=8 March 2008 |publisher=dafc.co.uk |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502163856/http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/dugout/0%2C%2C10288~1259886%2C00.html |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/03/08/sportstory11039314t0.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527195647/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/03/08/sportstory11039314t0.asp |url-status=dead |archivedate=27 May 2008 |title=Three more signings as McIntyre builds his side |date=8 March 2008 |publisher=The Courier }}

After his released from Dunfermline, he joined Ayr United following a successful trial period.{{cite news |title=New Signing Information |url=http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/news.asp?int_news_id=2571&bln_archive=yes&int_month=7&int_year=2011 |work=ayrunitedfc.co.uk |publisher=Ayr United F.C. |date=24 July 2011 |accessdate=26 January 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Burke made just three league appearances, six in total, before being let go by the South Ayrshire club in January 2012.{{cite news |title=Latest Signings And Departures |url=http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/news.asp?int_news_id=2819&bln_archive=yes&int_month=1&int_year=2012 |work=ayrunitedfc.co.uk |publisher=Ayr United F.C. |date=24 January 2012 |accessdate=26 January 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}