Bunny Larkin

For the American football coach, see Edward Larkin (American football).

Bunny Larkin
Personal information
Full name Bernard Patrick Larkin
Date of birth (1936-01-11) 11 January 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Inside forward / wing half
Youth career
Lea Hall YC
– Rockwood Albion
1952–1954 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1960 Birmingham City 79 (23)
1960–1961 Norwich City 41 (12)
1961–1962 Doncaster Rovers 25 (12)
1962–1964 Watford 49 (3)
1964–1966 Lincoln City 27 (3)
1966–1968 Wisbech Town
1968–1969 Nuneaton Borough
1969 King's Lynn
– Stevenage Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Patrick "Bunny" Larkin (born 11 January 1936) is an English former professional footballer who played at inside forward or wing half. He played in the First Division of the Football League and in European competition for Birmingham City, and in the Football League for Norwich City, Doncaster Rovers, Watford and Lincoln City.

Biography

Larkin was born in Digbeth, Birmingham. He joined local club Birmingham City as a 16-year-old wing half, signing professional forms at 18.[1] He made his debut at inside left in October 1956, when he was nearly 21; the club had a big squad in those days, and it was not unusual for a player to be well into his twenties before getting into the first team on a regular basis.

"When I joined the club the staff was bigger than is normal nowadays. We even had pros playing for the fifth team and by the time you reached the 'A' team there were some very good players indeed."[2]

He scored on debut, but still only played another six games that season.[3] He played more frequently the following season, filling in at right-half for Johnny Watts. He took part in both legs of the semi-final of the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Barcelona, though he missed the replay.[4] His career changed in November 1958, when he was selected at inside left in place of the ageing Peter Murphy.[5] Between then and the end of the season he scored 23 goals in all competitions, including four goals in the early rounds of the 1958–60 Fairs Cup, which made him the club's top scorer for the 1958–59 season. He attributed his goalscoring success to being two-footed:[2]

"I'd always scored goals wherever I'd played. I had the advantage of being able to use both feet to shoot. That meant that you didn't have to change your position when the ball came to you. There don't seem to be many players around nowadays that can do that."

He contributed another goal in the Fairs Cup semi-final, but by the time the final against Barcelona came round, he had lost form and left the club, transferred to Norwich City for a fee of £10,000.[1] An incident in which he overslept and missed the flight to a European away game did not help his cause.[6]

He spent two seasons at Norwich, then went on to Doncaster Rovers, Watford, Lincoln City and to non-league clubs including Wisbech Town, Nuneaton Borough, King's Lynn and Stevenage Athletic.[1] He had the distinction of being the first Lincoln City player ever to be substituted in the Football League.[7] After retiring from football he settled in the Norwich area and became a salesman for a bakery firm.

Honours

  • with Birmingham City
    • Club's top league scorer 1959

References

  1. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ^ a b Bunny Larkin quoted in Baker, Roger; Barnsley, Ivan (18 November 1997). Blues News (match programme). Birmingham City F.C. p. 17.
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 192.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 241.
  5. ^ Matthews, p. 194.
  6. ^ Lewis, Peter, ed. (23 February 2002). Blues News (match programme). Birmingham City F.C. p. 16.
  7. ^ "League Legends #39 – Roy Chapman". Lincoln City F.C. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
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