| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Peter Bernard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1972 | Stoke City | 136 | (6) |
| 1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1972–1977 | Everton | 147 | (8) |
| 1977–1979 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 294 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970 | England U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Peter Bernard (born 10 January 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Oldham Athletic and Stoke City.[1]
Bernard started his career in the youth ranks at his local team Shrewsbury Town before joining Stoke City in 1965 after impressing in a youth team match between the two sides.[1] He made his debut during the 1965–66 season and became a regular in Tony Waddington's first team by 1967–68.[1] He became useful player who was able to play at full back and in midfield and was a member of Stoke's 1972 League Cup winning squad.[1] Bernard then became the first member of the squad to leave as after making 178 appearances he was sold to Everton in April 1972 for a then club record £140,000.[1]
Bernard spent five seasons at Goodison Park earning a League Cup runner-up medal in 1977. After making 171 appearances for the "Toffees" he left for Oldham Athletic,[2] but had to end his career after a serious calf injury.[1]
Bernard later ran a pub in Chester and also spent time working on the commercial side at Crewe Alexandra and later at Stoke for a short period.[1] He then moved to live in Portugal.[1]
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1965–66 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 55 | 3 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4[b] | 1 | 60 | 6 | |
| Total | 136 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 181 | 11 | ||
| Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Everton | 1972–73 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 147 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 8 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1977–78 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 294 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 365 | 20 | ||
