Manager of Tottenham Hotspur from July 14, 1976 to May 31, 1984. He was their second most successful manager (after Bill Nicholson). Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Bill Nicholson (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was a British football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London. ...

Spurs were relegated in his first year in charge but bounced straight back for promotion the following year.

He signed two Argentinian World Cup stars Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa in 1978. It was a brave move but Ossie would become one of the Spurs greats whilst Villa would score one of the greatest goals ever seen at Wembley in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay. Osvaldo César Ardiles (Ossie) (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina) was a football midfielder and is now a football coach for Tokyo Verdy 1969 of the J. League. ... Ricky Villa (pronounced Veeyah) is an Argentine former professional midfield footballer. ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) New Wembley Stadium (2006) England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy. ...

Burkinshaw's Spurs with Ardiles, Villa and Glenn Hoddle won two successive FA Cups (81 & 82). Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, Hillingdon) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, currently employed as manager for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ...

In his final game, Spurs won the UEFA Cup (1984) for a second time after a penalty shoot-out after the second leg at White Hart Lane. In doing so, they beat an R.S.C. Anderlecht team that included the future Spurs Sporting Director Frank Arnesen. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... Frank Arnesen (born September 30, 1956 in Copenhagen) is the sporting director of English football club Tottenham Hotspur. ...

On leaving White Hart Lane for the last time, brought about by a disagreement with the board, he remarked "There used to be a football club there".

He later assisted Ossie Ardiles in the management team at Swindon Town, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion before being promoted to the position of manager at West Bromwich Albion when Ardiles moved to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1993.

Burkinshaw's career as Albion manager lasted just one season (1993-94) and he was sacked after they narrowly avoided relegation back to Division Two.

In March 2005 Burkinshaw was appointed assistant manager at Watford F.C.. Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ...