John Burridge
[3] He was signed by Ron Saunders and spent two seasons at Villa Park, winning the League Cup with them, but eventually lost his place to Jimmy Rimmer.
He had a short but successful loan spell at Southend United before joining Crystal Palace in 1978, signed by Terry Venables.
[5] After two and a half seasons at Palace, he joined London rivals Queens Park Rangers, again signed by Venables.
He was dropped in favour of Peter Hucker for the 1982 FA Cup Final.In July 1982, Burridge joined his seventh club, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After two years at Newcastle United, he moved to Scotland to join Hibernian, where he won a Scottish League Cup winners' medal.
[7] After two years in Edinburgh, Burridge returned to Newcastle for a second spell at the club in 1993, signed by Kevin Keegan.
Despite being past 40, Burridge refused to hang up his gloves, and continued moving across the country for short spells at any club that requested his services.
They were, in chronological order: Scarborough, Lincoln, Aberdeen, Dumbarton, Falkirk, Manchester City, (where he became, at 43 years, four months and 26 days, the oldest player to appear in the Premier League[8]) Notts County, Witton Albion, Darlington, Grimsby, Gateshead, Northampton Town, Queen of the South, Blyth Spartans, Scarborough once more.
Burridge was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Burridge worked as a goalkeeping coach for Al Ain Football Club in the United Arab Emirates.
Burridge had a spell as a backup commentator along with Rob Lee for Ten Sports UEFA Champions League fixtures and resident pundit on The Football Channel in Singapore, before returning to work for the Oman national team as goalkeeper coach.
[15] In the 1970s Burridge noted players would eat steaks, or even fish and chips for prematch meals, whereas Burridge, studying sport science, and the diets of African tribesmen, sensing something was not right with the way footballers generally fuelled and refuelled, and finding fault with the timing of their fuelling, would carb up with quick meals like baby food, pasta and potatoes.
