Austin Berkley

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| name = Austin Berkley

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| fullname = Austin James Berkley{{Hugman|1459|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|1|28}}

| birth_place = Dartford, Kent, England

| position = Winger

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| youthclubs1 = Gillingham

| years1 = 1991–1992

| clubs1 = Gillingham

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1992–1995

| clubs2 = Swindon Town

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1995–2000

| clubs3 = Shrewsbury Town

| caps3 = 174

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2000–2002

| clubs4 = Barnet

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = → Carlisle United (loan)

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2002

| clubs6 = Gravesend & Northfleet

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| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2002–2003

| clubs7 = Chelmsford City

| caps7 = 34

| goals7 = 5

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| clubs8 = Gravesend & Northfleet

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| clubs9 = Welling United

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| clubs10 = Heybridge Swifts

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| clubs11 = Harlow Town

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| clubs12 = Croydon Athletic

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| clubs13 = Erith Town

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Austin James Berkley (born 28 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. His most successful spell was at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 174 appearances in five years, scoring 12 goals.

Career

Berkley began his career at Gillingham, making three appearances in the Football League after graduating from the youth system at the club. In May 1992, Berkley signed for Swindon Town. At Swindon, Berkley made a single league appearance, before departing to join Shrewsbury Town in July 1995. During five seasons at Shrewsbury, Berkley made 172 league appearances, scoring 12 times. Four years after leaving the club, Berkley placed third on a list of Shrewsbury in a poll conducted by BBC Sport.{{cite web | title=Shrewsbury's cult heroes | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/3598134.stm | accessdate=30 June 2007 | date=2004-09-04}} In July 2000, Berkley joined Barnet, being loaned to Carlisle United in August 2001. Following his spell at Barnet, Berkley dropped into Non-League football, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet, Chelmsford City, Welling United, Heybridge Swifts, Harlow Town and Croydon Athletic, before finishing his career in South London at Erith Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search |website=English National Player Archive |accessdate=23 March 2022}}

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Football League Trophy runner-up: 1995–96{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/familiar-role-for-jemson-1304918.html |title=Familiar role for Jemson |first=Greg |last=Wood |website=The Independent |date=14 April 1996 |access-date=25 April 2024}}