Mickey Burke is a former Irish football player who played as a right full.

Son of John Burke (footballer)

John Burke (footballer)

John Burke is a former Irish football player who played as a defender.After playing for Munster junior side Caher Park, he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1927 where he stayed until 1935...

 he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1951 from Johnville with Gerry Mackey

Gerry Mackey

Gerry Mackey is a former Irish football player.After playing for junior side Johnville, he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C...

 and was part of the team popularly known as Coad's Colts that enjoyed many memorable days during the 1950s.

He played in Rovers' two games against Manchester United in the European Champion Clubs' Cup

European Champion Clubs' Cup

The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...

 in 1957. A schoolboy international he was also capped twelve times at Inter League level while at Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...

.

Signed for Drumcondra F.C. in 1959 but moved to New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 soon after and was there to cheer on the Hoops when they toured in 1961 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1961/0627/Pg004.html#Ar00404:3361E33671FD2DE0EC31F15231E0EC3821523102953462AF2EC2FF32431938C4843AB4A03AC4853B649F3B54843C34A02CE4DD3064F731C66135067B2C642E2FD4482FD42E31044831042E33A4483181C23661DC.

His aunt was Mrs Cunningham who was Rovers influential director in his playing days.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1953/54, 1956/57, 1958/59
• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1955, 1956
• League of Ireland Shield
  League of Ireland Shield
  The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1951/52, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58
• Leinster Senior Cup (football)
  Leinster Senior Cup (football)
  The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Leinster Football Association. It contested by the top League of Ireland sides based in the province in Leinster along with four Leinster Senior League sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was...
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
• Dublin City Cup
  Dublin City Cup
  The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides . It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In season 1975/76 it was revived and played for by sides who did not reach the League of Ireland Cup quarter finals...
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58
• LFA Presidents Cup:
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1954/55

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)