George Burley
{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}
{{about|the Scottish international footballer|other people}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Burley
| image =
| fullname = George Elder Burley{{Hugman|2692|access-date=4 March 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|3|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/george-burley/ |title=George Burley: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=25 December 2019}}
| birth_place = Cumnock, Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1973–1985
| clubs1 = Ipswich Town
| caps1 = 394
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 1985–1988
| clubs2 = Sunderland
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1988–1989
| clubs3 = Gillingham
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1989–1991
| clubs4 = Motherwell
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1991–1993
| clubs5 = Ayr United
| caps5 = 67
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1993
| clubs6 = Falkirk
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1993–1994
| clubs7 = Motherwell
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1994
| clubs8 = Colchester United
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1994–1995
| clubs9 = Ipswich Town
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 628
| totalgoals = 8
| manageryears1 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs1 = Ayr United
| manageryears2 = 1994
| managerclubs2 = Colchester United
| manageryears3 = 1994–2002
| managerclubs3 = Ipswich Town
| manageryears4 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs4 = Derby County
| manageryears5 = 2005
| managerclubs5 = Heart of Midlothian
| manageryears6 = 2005–2008
| managerclubs6 = Southampton
| manageryears7 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs7 = Scotland
| manageryears8 = 2009
| managerclubs8 = Scotland B
| manageryears9 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs9 = Crystal Palace
| manageryears10 = 2012
| managerclubs10 = Apollon Limassol
| nationalyears1 = 1976–1977
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1974–1975
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U23
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1979–1982
| nationalteam3 = Scotland
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/137661-george-burley-sacked-as-scotland-manager/|title=George Burley sacked as Scotland manager|publisher=STV|access-date=16 November 2009|date=16 November 2009|archive-date=18 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151459/http://sport.stv.tv/football/137661-george-burley-sacked-as-scotland-manager/|url-status=dead}}
Playing career
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Burley was born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire. He joined Ipswich Town in 1972 as an apprentice and won the FA Youth Cup in 1973.{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 April 1973|page=34|title=Ipswich skill earns its due reward|last=Malone|first=Roger}} He made his senior debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1973, being given the job of marking George Best. In 1978, he was a member of the Ipswich side which upset the odds to defeat Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final. However, in 1981 injury forced him out of Ipswich's UEFA Cup final triumph over AZ Alkmaar. Town missed out on the First Division title on the last day of the season, finishing runners-up to Aston Villa.
In 1985, he joined Sunderland after making 500 appearances for Ipswich, and was part of the Sunderland team that slipped into the Third Division in 1987, only to win promotion a year later.
He played for Gillingham in the 1988–89 season, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to the Fourth Division. He moved back to Scotland in 1989 to play for Motherwell.
Burley received eleven Scotland caps.{{SFA Profile|id=11675}}
Management career
=Ayr United=
Burley joined Ayr United as a player-manager in 1991, succeeding Ally MacLeod. In his first season, he took United to the B&Q Centenary Cup Final and again reached the final of the competition (by then renamed the B&Q Challenge Cup) the following season. However, he did not succeed in taking Ayr back to the Premier League and was dismissed in 1993 for adverse results with the side's place in the First Division in serious jeopardy.
=Motherwell=
Burley moved briefly to Falkirk in 1993 as a player before returning to Motherwell as player-coach.
=Colchester United=
In June 1994 Burley returned to East Anglia as player-manager of Colchester United. He played seven first team games and managed the club for 20 matches, 8 of which they won, before returning to Ipswich Town in December.
=Ipswich Town=
Burley was appointed manager at his former club, with Dale Roberts as his assistant, having had talks with Town without Colchester knowing and so compensation was duly paid.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} He made his playing return for Ipswich, ten years after his last game for the club in a match against Motherwell in 1995 although didn't feature again as a player.{{cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=seasons&text=1994-95|title=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerProfile&last=Burley&first=George|title=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=matchReport&level=1&year=1995&month=5&day=15&sequence=0|title=Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club}}
During an eight-year reign he took Ipswich to three play-offs semi finals before finally winning promotion to the Premier League on the fourth attempt via the play-offs at Wembley beating Barnsley 4–2.
The following season, he guided the club to fifth place and qualification for the UEFA Cup. This earned him the 2000–01 Premier League Manager of the Season award. Relegation the following season saw Burley's side struggling at the foot of Football League First Division and his contract was terminated by mutual agreement in 2002.
Burley again applied for the job in 2012, losing out to Mick McCarthy.{{cite web|title=George Burley wants Ipswich Town job|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20082036|work=BBC Sport|access-date=31 May 2017|date=25 October 2012}} He was later critical of how the club was being run, in 2017, following the club's lowest finishing in nearly 60 years, stating that:
The tradition of this club, with what Alf Ramsey, Bobby Robson and even myself achieved shouldn't be forgotten. Right now, Ipswich should be contesting for the top six in the Championship every year at the very least – that's where I think they should be. I was at the club for 21 years as a player and manager and the standard never dropped below that. That's the level Ipswich Town should be endeavouring to be at again. That's where they should expect to be. It's that type of club.When I took over in 1994 the first thing I said was I wanted to take the club back into Europe and we did that.{{cite news|last1=Watson|first1=Stuart|title=Ipswich Town's standards should remain high, insists George Burley|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-s-standards-should-remain-high-insists-george-burley-1-5038022|access-date=31 May 2017|work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=29 May 2017}}
Burley again showed interest in the Ipswich job following Mick McCarthy's exit in 2018, but he again lost out in favour of Paul Hurst.{{cite web|title=George Burley wants to be the next Ipswich manager|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/george-burley-wants-to-be-new-ipswich-town-boss-1-5504852|work=east Anglain Daily Times|access-date=20 October 2018|date=4 May 2018}}
In November 2002, Burley was on the verge of taking over as Stoke City manager, but he had a late change of heart and declined the offer.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Peter |title=The inside story behind what Stoke City did after George Burley's disappearing act |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-story-behind-what-stoke-714831 |website=StokeonTrentLive |access-date=30 December 2019 |date=1 November 2017}}
=Derby County=
In 2003, Burley became interim manager of Derby County while permanent manager John Gregory was suspended. Burley managed to halt Derby's alarming slide towards the relegation zone of the First Division (just one season after relegation from the Premier League) and kept the club up comfortably. Burley was then appointed manager permanently when Gregory was sacked. The following season (2003–04) was often a struggle, with Derby actually finishing two places lower than the season before, but there were signs of improvement. This showed through in the 2004–05 season when, despite spending no money on new players, Burley transformed Derby from relegation contenders to a fourth-place finish and play-off semi-finalists. However, things were not as happy as they seemed on the surface with Burley's relationship with director of football Murdo Mackay and the club's board (who sold star player Tom Huddlestone without informing Burley) being very strained. After days of speculation and mudslinging, Burley announced his resignation from Derby in June 2005.
=Heart of Midlothian=
Burley was appointed manager of Heart of Midlothian on 30 June 2005. A stunning start to his tenure as Hearts manager saw them top the Scottish Premier League after the first ten games, winning eight of these, including a 4–0 victory over rivals Hibernian – proving themselves to be genuine title challengers. However, he left the club the day after major shareholder Vladimir Romanov, with whom Burley had a notoriously uneasy relationship, announced a bid to take private control of Hearts. A club statement declared his departure was by mutual consent because of irreconcilable differences.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4367202.stm |title=Burley in shock exit from Hearts |access-date=21 January 2007|date=22 October 2005 |work=BBC Sport }}
=Southampton=
Burley was appointed as Head Coach of Southampton on 23 December 2005 following the departure of Harry Redknapp.{{cite news| title = Saints name Burley as head coach| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4550000/newsid_4556200/4556200.stm| publisher=CBBC Newsround| date = 23 December 2005| access-date =12 August 2007}} The club's technical director, Sir Clive Woodward, was moved sideways to a newly created post as director of football as part of restructuring following Burley's appointment, before eventually leaving the club in August 2006.{{Cite web |date=31 August 2006 |title=Southampton confirm Woodward exit |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/5302170.stm#:~:text=Sir%20Clive%20Woodward%20has%20left,the%20World%20Cup%20in%202003. |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}} Following the change in control of the club in July 2006, Burley's title was changed to that of "manager". He guided Southampton to the 2006–07 play-offs but lost on penalties in the second-leg of the semi-final after drawing 4–4 on aggregate against his former club Derby County, who went on to win the final.{{Cite web |date=15 May 2007 |title=Derby secure play-off final berth |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6649689.stm |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}
=Scotland=
It was announced on 24 January 2008 that Burley had been appointed Scotland manager on a four-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7203463.stm|work=BBC Sport |title=Burley appointed Scotland manager|access-date=24 January 2008 | date=24 January 2008}} He became the third former Ipswich manager to manage his country, as Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson had before him. In his first match in charge, Scotland drew 1–1 with Croatia. In the following two friendlies, Scotland failed to register a victory, with a 3–1 loss against the Czech Republic, and a goalless draw with Northern Ireland.
Although winning 2–1 against Iceland in their second game of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, Burley received heavy criticism for the 1–0 defeat to Macedonia in the opening match and a 0–0 home draw against Norway. Questions were raised about his choice of bringing on uncapped Chris Iwelumo (who missed an open goal from 3 yards) instead of proven-goal scorer Kris Boyd. The Rangers striker quickly announced his retirement from international football while Burley was still in charge.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/3185990/George-Burleys-gamble-fails-to-pay-off-as-Scotland-stutter-in-World-Cup-qualifier-Football.html|title=Iwelumo-Boyd situation|publisher=Telegraph Sport|access-date=14 February 2010 | first=Roddy | last=Forsyth | date=12 October 2008}}
Scotland were defeated 3–0 in Amsterdam by the Netherlands, but then recovered by beating Iceland 2–1 at home. The team lost 4–0 to Norway in their next match, putting Burley's bid to take Scotland to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 in jeopardy.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8193604.stm|title=Norway 4–0 Scotland |first=Clive |last=Lindsey|work=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2009|access-date=12 August 2009}} Qualification to the play-offs remained in Scotland's hands, with the team needing to win the two remaining fixtures to be guaranteed second place. Scottish FA chief Gordon Smith moved to confirm that Burley's position was not under threat, but said that much depended on the final two matches.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8199263.stm|title=Burley's position is safe – Smith |work=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2009|access-date=13 August 2009}}
In the end, a 2–0 home victory over Macedonia at Hampden on 5 September 2009 was followed four days later by a 0–1 defeat at home to the Netherlands, ending Scottish hopes of qualifying for the finals.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8240464.stm|title=Scotland 0–1 Netherlands |date=9 September 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2009}}
Despite failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, Burley was given the backing of the SFA at a meeting on 15 September 2009, to lead the country into the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.{{cite news
|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8256276.stm|title= Burley remains as Scotland boss
|access-date=15 September 2009|work=BBC Sport | date=15 September 2009}}
His final game as Scotland manager was a 0–3 loss to Wales on 14 November 2009 in Cardiff.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8344879.stm|title=Wales 3–0 Scotland |date=14 November 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2009}} On 15 November 2009, Burley came under fire, with reports suggesting he would lose his job as Scotland manager.{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8361602.stm|title= Burley set to lose Scotland post|date=16 November 2009|access-date=16 November 2009|work=BBC Sport }} and the following day, Burley was sacked as manager of Scotland after winning just three out of fourteen games.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8361602.stm|title=Burley sacked as Scotland manager |date=16 November 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2009}}
=Crystal Palace=
On 17 June 2010, Burley took charge of Crystal Palace, with fellow Scot Dougie Freedman as his assistant.{{cite web|url=http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~2073006,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909055250/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10323~2073006%2C00.html |archive-date= 9 September 2011 |title=Burley Named Manager |publisher=Crystal Palace FC |date=17 June 2010 |access-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} His first league match as Crystal Palace manager ended in a 3–2 victory over Leicester City.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8881475.stm |title=Crystal Palace 3 – 2 Leicester |work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2010 }} He was sacked after a 3–0 defeat against Millwall on New Year's Day, 2011.{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/9332396.stm | title = Crystal Palace sack manager George Burley |work=BBC Sport | date = 1 January 2011 | access-date = 1 January 2011}}
=Apollon Limassol=
On 10 May 2012, Burley was appointed as manager of Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.{{cite web|title=Burley Moves to Cyprus|url=http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=20746|publisher=TWTD|access-date=10 May 2012|date=10 May 2012}} He was sacked in September after just two games in charge, due to an alleged rift with the club's sporting director.{{cite news|title=George Burley sacked by Cypriot side after just two games in charge|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/george-burley-sacked-by-cypriot-side-1335437|first=Keith |last=Jackson |work=Daily Record|date=21 September 2012 |access-date=21 September 2012}}
Personal life
His nephew, Craig, is also a former Scotland international footballer.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ben |date=17 November 2009 |title=Scotland players were 'too thick' to play for George Burley, claims nephew |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/scotland-players-were-too-thick-to-play-for-george-burley-claims-nephew-7rs9spgr8rl |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=The Times}}
In September 2024, Burley revealed he was undergoing treatment for cancer.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2024 |title=A statement from George Burley |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/10/a-statement-from-former-player-and-manager-george-burley/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Ipswich Town FC}}{{Cite web |date=10 September 2024 |title=Ipswich legend Burley being treated for cancer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgl2r4k8zewo |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}} In May 2025, he announced that he was cancer-free.{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Ben |date=12 May 2025 |title=Upbeat George Burley update provided after cancer treatment as former Hearts boss gets 'magnificent' reception |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/george-burley-update-cancer-treatment-former-hearts-boss-5124563 |access-date=13 May 2025 |website=Edinburgh News}}{{Cite web |date=13 May 2025 |title=Burley feeling 'very lucky' after cancer all-clear |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d5xpz6r3lo |access-date=13 May 2025 |website=BBC News}}
Managerial statistics
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | ||||
| rowspan=2 scope=col|Team
!rowspan=2 scope=col|Nat !rowspan=2 scope=col|From !rowspan=2 scope=col|To !colspan=5 scope=col|Record !rowspan=2 scope=col|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Ayr United
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|2 January 1991 |align=left|23 December 1993 {{WDL|161|62|45|54|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Colchester United
|{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|1 June 1994 |align=left|24 December 1994 {{WDL|20|8|5|7|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Ipswich Town
|{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|28 December 1994 |align=left|11 October 2002 {{WDL|410|185|97|128|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Derby County
|{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|31 March 2003 |align=left|7 June 2005 {{WDL|107|39|25|43|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Heart of Midlothian
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|30 June 2005 |align=left|21 October 2005 {{WDL|12|9|2|1|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Southampton
|{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|23 December 2005 |align=left|24 January 2008 {{WDL|109|45|25|39|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Scotland
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|24 January 2008 |align=left|16 November 2009 {{WDL|14|3|3|8|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Scotland B
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|May 2009 |align=left|May 2009 {{WDL|1|1|0|0|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Crystal Palace
|{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|17 June 2010 |align=left|1 January 2011 {{WDL|26|7|5|14|decimals=1}} | ||||
| style="text-align:left;" scope="row"|Apollon Limassol
|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} |align=left|May 2012 |align=left|September 2012 {{WDL|2|1|0|1|decimals=1}} | ||||
| colspan=4 scope=row|Total
{{WDLtot|862|360|207|295|decimals=1}} |
Honours
=Player=
Ipswich Town
Sunderland
- Football League Third Division: 1987–88{{cite news| url = http://ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/third-division-days-sunderland-afc-198788/| title = Third Division Days – Sunderland AFC 1987/88| access-date = 14 September 2020| date = 9 February 2018| publisher = Ryehill Football}}
Individual
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1976–77{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=11675&CFID=3057750&CFTOKEN=15784664 |title=George Burley profile |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010231334/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=11675&CFID=3057750&CFTOKEN=15784664 |archive-date=10 October 2008 }}
=Manager=
Ayr United
- Scottish Challenge Cup runner-up: 1990–91{{cite news| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotchcuphist.html| title = Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals| access-date = 14 September 2020| publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}
Ipswich Town
- Football League First Division play-offs: 2000{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/768682.stm| title = Ipswich triumph at last| access-date = 7 February 2008| date = 29 May 2000| work = BBC News}}
Individual
- Premier League Manager of the Month: November 2000
- Premier League Manager of the Year: 2000–01{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/885/George-Burley/overview |title=Manager profile: George Burley |publisher=Premier League |access-date=18 September 2018}}
- LMA Premier League Manager of the Year: 2000–01{{Cite web|url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/george-burley/|title=League Managers Association – George Burley|website=leaguemanagers.com|access-date=20 December 2020}}
- LMA Manager of the Year: 2000–01{{Cite web|url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/manager-of-the-year/|title=League Managers Association – LMA Manager of the Year|website=leaguemanagers.com|access-date=30 December 2019}}
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2009{{Cite web | url = http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/four_town_players_in_hall_of_fame_1_215107 | work = East Anglian Daily Times | title = Four Town players in Hall of Fame | date = 17 April 2010 | access-date = 21 March 2014 | archive-date = 20 April 2013 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130420040656/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/four_town_players_in_hall_of_fame_1_215107 | url-status = dead }}
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: August 2005,{{cite web | url=http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SPL_Manager_and_Player_of_the_Month_Awards.html | title=Scottish Premier League Manager, Player & Young Player of the Month Awards | publisher=My Football Facts | accessdate=21 April 2017}} September 2005
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase manager|id=491}}
- [http://www.goal.com/en-gb/people/scotland/26426/george-burley Profile] Goal.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102053328/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/people/scotland/26426/george-burley |date=2 November 2013 }}
- [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/georgeelderburley.html Scotland profile] londonhearts.com
- [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/man/georgeburley.html Scotland management profile] londonhearts.com
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