Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Peter Bernard | ||
Date of birth | (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1963β1964 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965β1972 | Stoke City | 136 | (6) |
1967 | β Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1972β1977 | Everton | 147 | (8) |
1977β1979 | 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.
Careerβ»
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 theββtwo sides. He made his debut during the 1965β66 season and became a regular in Tony Waddington's first team by, 1967β68. He became useful player who was ableββto play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's 1972 League Cup winning squad. Bernard then became the first member of the squadββto leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record Β£140,000.
Bernard spent five seasons at Goodison Park earning League Cup runner-up medal in 1977. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for Oldham Athletic, but had to end his career after a serious calf injury.
After retirementβ»
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. He then moved to live in Portugal.
Career statisticsβ»
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1965β66 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 3 | 1 | |
1966β67 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | ||
1967β68 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 19 | 0 | ||
1968β69 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 28 | 0 | ||
1969β70 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 11 | 1 | ||
1970β71 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |
1971β72 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 6 | |
Total | 136 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 181 | 11 | ||
Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 5 | 1 | β | β | β | 5 | 1 | |||
Everton | 1972β73 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 35 | 1 | |
1973β74 | First Division | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
1974β75 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 38 | 0 | ||
1975β76 | First Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
1976β77 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | β | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 147 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 8 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1977β78 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | |
1978β79 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 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 |
- ^ Two appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and two in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
Honoursβ»
- Stoke City
- Football League Cup winners: 1972
- Everton
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1977
Referencesβ»
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Everton Official Stats". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Mike Bernard at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External linksβ»
- Mike Bernard at Post War English & Scottish Football League AβZ Player's Transfer Database
- Audio interview with Mike Bernard on YouTube
- 1948 births
- Footballers from Shrewsbury
- English Football League players
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Living people
- Cleveland Stokers players
- United Soccer Association players
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers