Reginald Kirkham was an English footballer who played as full back for Burnley Football Club between 1947 and 1951. He played 15 games for Burnley and played in the Central League championship side of 1949. He scored one goal for Burnley at Turf Moor

Turf Moor

Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...

 against Portsmouth in 1950.

Reg Kirkam joined Everton F.C.

Everton F.C.

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 as an amateur in 1938, signing professional terms with Wolverhampton Wanderers the next season. After the war, he returned to Wolves before moving to Burnley

Burnley

Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....

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He helped to form the Ex-Clarets' Association.

His senior career ended when he sustained a double fracture of the leg whilst on tour in Turkey

Turkey

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. He played briefly for Rossendale before finally retiring.