Gregg Burnett is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays in midfield

Midfield

Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...

 for junior

Scottish Junior Football Association

The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...

 side Armadale Thistle

Armadale Thistle F.C.

Armadale Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Armadale, West Lothian. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the East Region Premier League....

, having started his career with Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

.

Career

Burnett was born at Bangour, West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

 and grew up in Livingston, where he attended Deans Community High School. He initially became attached to Dundee United at under-14 level. After captaining the club's under-16 team, he signed his first professional contract in June 2004, and thereafter was also United's under-19 captain. Having become a regular member of the club's reserve team and being named as a first team substitute on several occasions, he was awarded his senior debut by manager Craig Brewster

Craig Brewster

Craig James Brewster is a Scottish football player and coach. He made his name in a long and successful career playing as a striker for numerous clubs in Scotland, particularly Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic...

 on 28 October 2006, playing from the start in a 5–1 defeat at Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

. It was Burnett's only senior appearance for the club after they announced he, along with Barry Callaghan

Barry Callaghan (footballer)

Barry Callaghan is a Scottish footballer who most recently played as a right midfielder for Brechin City in the Scottish Football League Second Division.-Career:...

, would be leaving at the end of the season.

Burnett signed for Linlithgow Rose

Linlithgow Rose F.C.

Linlithgow Rose F.C. are a Scottish junior association football club from Linlithgow, West Lothian who play in the East Region Super League...

 in summer 2007, moving to Armadale Thistle the following year.

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