Joe Burnell

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joe Burnell

| image =

| fullname = Joseph Michael Burnell{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004

| year = 2003

| publisher = Queen Anne Press

| isbn = 978-1-85291-651-0

| page = 68 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|10|10}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1999

| youthclubs1 = Bristol City

| years1 = 1999–2004

| years2 = 2004–2006

| years3 = 2006–2008

| years4 = 2008–2009

| years5 = 2009–2010

| years6 = 2010–2014

| years7 = 2014

| years8 = 2014

| clubs1 = Bristol City

| clubs2 = Wycombe Wanderers

| clubs3 = Northampton Town

| clubs4 = Oxford United

| clubs5 = Exeter City

| clubs6 = Bath City

| clubs7 = Shepton Mallet

| clubs8 = Bath City

| caps1 = 131

| goals1 = 4

| caps2 = 57

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 57

| goals3 = 1

| caps4 = 21

| goals4 = 1

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 110

| goals6 = 3

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 389 | totalgoals = 9

}}

Joseph Michael Burnell (born 10 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer. Having represented several clubs in the Football League and Football Conference, most notably Bristol City and Bath City, he moved away from football after his retirement in 2014 to work in property management.{{cite web| url = http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/man-guilty-shooting-pistol-midfielder-bristol/story-25983685-detail/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150209010335/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Man-guilty-shooting-pistol-midfielder-Bristol/story-25983685-detail/story.html| archive-date = 2015-02-09| title = Man shot pistol at former Bristol City player Joe Burnell {{!}} Bristol Post}}

Burnell started his career with Bristol City and he became part of the first team squad at Ashton Gate halfway through the 1999–2000 season.{{Soccerbase season|16761|1999|name=Joe Burnell |accessdate=2020-04-27}} Shortly after his debut he scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Trophy tie against future club Exeter City.{{cite news

|url=https://www.devonlive.com/sport/three-off-serious-injury-wembley-2999028

|title=Three off, a serious injury and a Wembley dream in tatters - What happened the last time Exeter City played on February 29

|publisher=devonlive.com

|date=20 June 2019 |access-date=27 April 2020}} His displays were enough to earn him a long-term contract and a short spell as the club's captain. He was part of the side that won the 2003 Football League Trophy Final,{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2898425.stm

|title=Bristol City sink Carlisle

|publisher=BBC

|date=6 April 2003 |access-date=25 April 2020}} and scored in the Southern Area final against Cambridge United.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2766313.stm

|title=Bristol City 4-2 Cambridge

|publisher=BBC

|date=18 February 2003 |access-date=27 April 2020}} He scored his first and only league goal for City in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town in November 2003.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/3205287.stm

|title=Bristol City 1-1 Luton

|publisher=BBC

|date=1 November 2003 |access-date=27 April 2020}}

Burnell joined Wycombe Wanderers in July 2004 after Tony Adams' summer clearout which saw the departure of Michael Simpson, Dannie Bulman, Steve Brown and Darren Currie.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3859763.stm

|title=Transfers - July 2004

|publisher=BBC

|date=29 July 2004 |access-date=27 April 2020}} Burnell was hoping to gain a regular first team place and after a season blighted by injury and illness he formed a midfield trio with Matt Bloomfield and Keith Ryan. Burnell scored his first and only goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against future club Northampton Town.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4387966.stm

|title=Wycombe 1-3 Northampton

|publisher=BBC

|date=5 November 2005 |access-date=27 April 2020}}

Burnell was also a regular under John Gorman and consequently followed his manager when he left Wycombe to join Northampton Town in July 2006.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/5137222.stm

|title=Transfers - July 2006

|publisher=BBC

|date=31 July 2006 |access-date=27 April 2020}} During his time at Northampton was constantly a good performer being named captain on occasions in the absence of Chris Doig and Mark Hughes. He scored two goals for Northampton; one in an FA Cup tie against Grimsby Town and the other in the league against Huddersfield Town.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6160908.stm

|title=Grimsby 0-2 Northampton

|publisher=BBC

|date=31 July 2006 |access-date=27 April 2020}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/huddersfield-town-1-northampton-town-5053973

|title=Huddersfield Town 1, Northampton Town 1

|publisher=examinerlive.co.uk

|date=18 December 2006 |access-date=27 April 2020}}

On 21 April 2008, it was announced that he would be released at the end of the 2007–08 season, which was a surprise to most fans.

Burnell signed for Oxford on 1 July 2008.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7483807.stm

|title=Midfielder Burnell joins Oxford

|publisher=BBC

|date=1 July 2008 |access-date=27 April 2020}} Shortly afterwards he was named captain to replace Adam Murray in the role.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7612807.stm

|title=Burnell named new Oxford skipper

|publisher=BBC

|date=12 September 2008 |access-date=27 April 2020}} However, in April 2009 it was announced that he no longer had a future at the club. After a successful trial at Exeter he joined them on 9 July 2009 on a free transfer.[http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~1717456,00.html Official Exeter City FC Website]

It was announced on 14 May 2010 that he had been released by Exeter, along with 8 other players {{cite news | title = Exeter City release nine players | publisher =BBC Sport| date =2010-05-14 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/8683107.stm| access-date =2010-05-15 }} On 13 July 2010, Burnell joined Conference National side Bath City.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bath_city/8816729.stm |title=Joe Burnell signs for Bath City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2010-07-13}}