David Ian Burke (born 6 August 1960 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer.
Burke began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 1977, making his league debut as an 18-year-old on 2 September 1978, in a 2–2 draw at Birmingham.
[1] He remained at Burnden Park for four years, making 69 league appearances and scoring one goal.
He won promotion via the play-offs to the top flight with Palace in 1988–89 but did not make the squad for the 1990 FA Cup Final, which Palace lost to Manchester United after a replay.
In 1994, he joined Blackpool, who had just appointed Sam Allardyce as their manager.