Mike Bernard (footballer)

Mike Bernard
Personal information
Full name Michael Peter Bernard[1]
Date of birth (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76)[1]
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1964 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1972 Stoke City 136 (6)
1967 → Cleveland Stokers (loan) 5 (1)
1972–1977 Everton 147 (8)
1977–1979 Oldham Athletic 6 (0)
Total 294 (15)
International career
1970 England U-23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Peter Bernard (born 10 January 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Oldham Athletic and Stoke City.[1]

Career

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Bernard started his career in the youth ranks at his local team Shrewsbury Town before joining Stoke City in 1965 after impressing in a youth team match between the two sides.[1] He made his debut during the 1965–66 season and became a regular in Tony Waddington's first team by 1967–68.[1] He became useful player who was able to play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's 1972 League Cup winning squad.[1] Bernard then became the first member of the squad to leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record £140,000.[1]

Bernard spent five seasons at Goodison Park earning a League Cup runner-up medal in 1977. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for Oldham Athletic,[2] but had to end his career after a serious calf injury.[1]

After retirement

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Bernard later ran a pub in Chester and also spent time working on the commercial side at Crewe Alexandra and later at Stoke for a short period.[1] He then moved to live in Portugal.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1965–66 First Division 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
1966–67 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
1967–68 First Division 17 0 0 0 2 0 — 19 0
1968–69 First Division 24 0 4 0 0 0 — 28 0
1969–70 First Division 11 1 0 0 0 0 — 11 1
1970–71 First Division 40 2 10 1 1 0 4[a] 0 55 3
1971–72 First Division 36 2 8 1 12 2 4[b] 1 60 6
Total 136 6 22 2 15 2 8 1 181 11
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967 United Soccer Association 5 1 — — — 5 1
Everton 1972–73 First Division 32 1 2 0 1 0 — 35 1
1973–74 First Division 37 4 3 0 2 0 1[b] 0 43 4
1974–75 First Division 33 0 3 0 2 0 — 38 0
1975–76 First Division 30 2 1 0 3 0 2[c] 0 36 2
1976–77 First Division 15 1 1 0 4 0 — 20 1
Total 147 8 10 0 12 0 3 0 172 8
Oldham Athletic 1977–78 Second Division 4 0 0 0 1 0 — 5 0
1978–79 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Career Total 294 15 32 2 28 2 11 1 365 20
  1. ^ Two appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and two in Texaco Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Texaco Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

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Stoke City
Everton

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Everton Official Stats". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. ^ Mike Bernard at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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