Craig William Burley (born on April 24, 1971 in Ayr) is a former Scottish footballer. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Royal Burgh of Ayr (Scottish Gaelic, Inbhir Àir) in the south-west of Scotland is a burgh situated on the Firth of Clyde. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

A midfielder, Burley started his career with Chelsea. He was a bit-part player in his early days at Stamford Bridge but he started to become a key player for Player-Manager Glenn Hoddle and later Ruud Gullit. The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) is a Dutch footballer coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Burley won his first medal in 1997 being part of the Chelsea team that beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the FA Cup. However during the summer, he signed for Celtic becoming one of Wim Jansen's first signings at the club. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Middlesbrough Football Club are an English football club, commonly known as The Boro, that currently plays in the FA Premier League. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... Wilhelmus Wim Marinus Anthonius Jansen (born October 28, 1946, Rotterdam) is a former Dutch Football player and manager. ...

He had a good 1997/1998 season scoring 13 goals and was part of the Celtic team to break Rangers dominance. Craig was voted Scottish Premier League Player of the Year for season 1997/98 by the Scottish Football Writers Association. Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...

The following summer, he played for Scotland in the 1998 World Cup in France and scored in the 1-1 draw with Norway in the second match of the tournament, but was sent off in the final group game against Morocco. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ...

Burley signed for Derby County in 1999 but he suffered a serious injury in a match against Newcastle in 2001 and didn't play for a further year. When he got back, he soon fell out with Manager John Gregory. He even won a Scotland recall against Austria but Burley shocked his country after announcing his international retirement blasting manager Berti Vogts in the process. Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ... John Charles Gregory (born November 5, 1954 in Scunthorpe) is a former player and football manager of Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth F.C., Aston Villa, Derby County and other clubs. ... Retirement is the point where a person stops employment. ... Berti Vogts (6. ...

He was released by Derby in the summer of 2003 and the same happened with his following club Dundee after the club went into administration. After spells with Preston North End and Walsall, Burley abruptly retired at only 32 citing that he was fed up with football. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football (soccer) team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... Preston North End Football Club is an English football club located in Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ... Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently competing in the 2006/07 season in Football League Two. ...

He now works as a pundit on Setanta Sports. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Setanta Sports (pronounced Seh-tan-tah) is a leading Irish international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. ...

	Scotland squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton | 2 McNamara | 3 Boyd | 4 Calderwood | 5 Hendry | 6 T. McKinlay | 7 Gallacher | 8 Burley | 9 Durie | 10 Jackson | 11 Collins | 12 Sullivan | 13 Donnelly | 14 Lambert | 15 Gemmill | 16 Weir | 17 B. McKinlay | 18 Elliott | 19 Whyte | 20 Booth | 21 Gould | 22 Dailly | Coach: Brown Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of that Rangers FC team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the... The Scottish football writers association is an association of Scottish football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies. ... Henrik Edward Larsson MBE [IPA: ] (born September 20, 1971 in Helsingborg, SkÃ¥ne, Sweden) is a Swedish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Jim Leighton (born 24 July 1958) is a former football goalkeeper. ... Jackie McNamara Jnr (born October 24, 1973 in Glasgow) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Scottish national team. ... former Celtic captain Tom Boyd This article is about the footballer. ... Colin Calderwood (born 20 January 1965, in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player who was manager of Northampton Town. ... Edward Colin Hendry (born December 7, 1965 in Keith) is a former Scottish professional football defender. ... Thomas Valley Tosh McKinlay (born 3 December 1964 in Glasgow) is a former Celtic and Scotland football player. ... Kevin Gallacher (born November 23, 1966 in Clydebank, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and now a sports pundit. ... Gordon Judas Juke Box Durie (born 6 December 1965) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a striker. ... Colin Calderwood is a former football player who is now manager of Northampton Town. ... John Collins (born January 31, 1968 in Galashiels) is a former Scottish international footballer. ... Neil Sullivan (born 24 February 1970 in Sutton) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United in the Football League Championship. ... Simon Donnelly (born 1 December 1974) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic. ... Paul Lambert (born August 7, 1969) is a Scottish former footballer and football manager. ... Scot Gemmill (born 2 January 1971 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional football player. ... For the journalist, see David Weir (journalist). ... William (Billy) McKinlay is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... Matthew Matt Elliott (born November 1, 1968) is a former professional footballer. ... Derek Whyte is a former Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen, Celtic and Partick Thistle. ... Scott Booth (born 16 December 1971) is a former Scottish football player who was born on 16-12-1971 and is now a pundit at Setanta Sports. ... This page is about the Scottish goalkeeper, for the television presenter, see Jonny Gould (game show presenter), for the actor see Jonathan Gould (actor). ... Christian Edward Dailly (born October 23, 1973 in Dundee, Scotland), is a Scottish professional football player. ... Craig Brown CBE (born July 1, 1940 in Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish professional football player and is currently employed in a director of football-style role at English club Fulham. ...