Harrison Burke

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Harrison Burke
Burke in 2026
Personal information
Full name Harrison John Burke[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2021 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Chester 130 (19)
2021 → Clitheroe (loan) 15 (4)
2025– Walsall 22 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:35, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Harrison John Burke (born 13 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Walsall.[2]

Career

Burke began his career with Chester at under-13 level, before signing a first-team contract aged 18 in October 2020.[3] He had a loan spell at Clitheroe in 2021,[4] before retuning to Chester and becoming a first-team regular.[5] He was Chester's Player of the Year in 2024–25,[6] and that same season was part of the National League North Team Of The Season.[7]

He signed for Walsall in June 2025 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[8][9] He was injured at the start of the season,[10] and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory on 23 August 2025 against Salford City.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2019–20[13] National League North 0000—1[a]010
2020–21[14] National League North 0000—1[b]010
2021–22[15] National League North 19200—1[a]0202
2022–23[16] National League North 24251—2[c]0313
2023–24[17] National League North 42452—1[b]0486
2024–25[18] National League North 451141—4[d]15313
Total 13019144—10115424
Clitheroe (loan) 2021–22[19] NPL Division One West 15420—1[b]0184
Walsall 2025–26[20] League Two 22200101[e]0242
Career total 167251641012119630
  1. Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  4. One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs
  5. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Football Agent Transactions 4 February 2025 to 2 February 2026" (PDF). Football Association. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. Harrison Burke at Soccerbase
  3. "BREAKING | Defender Harrison Burke signs First Team Contract at Chester FC!". 22 October 2020.
  4. "Chester FC - Harrison Burke loan agreement with Clitheroe extended". Chester's Dee Radio.
  5. Couch, Jon (3 May 2025). "Elsewhere, Harrison Burke absolutely magnificent."".
  6. "Chester FC Awards Evening 2024/25: Recap". 13 April 2025.
  7. "National League North Team Of The Season Announced - The Enterprise National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 23 May 2025.
  8. "Harrison Burke: Walsall sign Chester defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 12 June 2025.
  9. "Burke's move to League Two Walsall 'richly deserved' says Chester boss". Chester and District Standard. 15 June 2025.
  10. Bennett, George (31 July 2025). "'50/50' Harrison Burke to be assessed ahead of Walsall's League Two opener". www.expressandstar.com.
  11. "Harrison Burke's first league goal earns Walsall victory over Salford". Hereford Times. 23 August 2025.
  12. Bennett, George (23 August 2025). "Walsall 1-0 Salford - report: Harrison Burke header seals win for Saddlers". www.expressandstar.com.
  13. "First Team Statistics 2019/20". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  14. "First Team Statistics 2020/21". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  15. "First Team Statistics 2021/22". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  16. "First Team Statistics 2022/23". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  17. "First Team Statistics 2023/24". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  18. "First Team Statistics 2024/25". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  19. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/clitheroe/appearances/2021-2022/harrison-burke/929447
  20. "Games played by Harrison Burke in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2026.