John Burridge - One of a kind NUFC
ShareThis would be the start of a career that would see him play for 29 different clubs in the English and Scottish football pyramids.
He was a strong advocate of keeping a healthy diet and was always looking for nutritional ideas on how to fuel and re-fuel the body before and after games. John rocked up at St James’ Park to sign for Bald Eagle Jim Smith in 1989, only a few months before his 38th birthday. He would make 67 League appearances for Newcastle United in the following two seasons.
He had left a recreation room door open and was pumping iron as our players entered the building and headed for the away dressing room.In club blazer ‘Budgie’, as he was affectionately known, put an extra 20 kilos on the bar and proceeded to do ten reps with no fuss. Hardyman was sent off but not before Budgie had said to him “It’s a pity you never whacked your penalty that hard, ya pr…”brought him back for two further spells as back-up in 1993 and 1994.
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