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Name: Michael Duff
Nationality: Northern Irish
Date of Birth: 11/01/1979
Height:6' 1" (185cm)
Weight:11st 8lbs (73.54kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Cheltenham
Position: Defender

Birthplace: Belfast

Honours: Northern Ireland international

Duff found himself in-and-out of the Burnley side throughout the 2008/09 campaign.

Playing at right-back for the majority of the season, until the arrival of  Rhys Williams on loan from Middlesbrough, the Northern Ireland international scored his only goal of the season in the 3-1 victory at Coventry in October 2008.

Michael joined the Clarets as Steve Cotterill's second signing in July 2004, when he arrived from his first and only previous club Cheltenham Town.

Burnley paid a fee of £30,000 for the versatile defender, who became Cheltenham's first ever international player when he represented Ireland in 1999.

Duff initially came through the ranks at Whaddon Road as a teenager and with Cotterill at the helm, became a first team regular as the Robins won promotion from the Doctor Martens League into the Conference and then into the Football League - with Duff scoring the goal that secured their promotion to the professional game.

As Cheltenham established themselves in the League, Duff became one of the team's key players and a highly rated young star.

That was accentuated when Cotterill took the club to the next stage by winning promotion to the Second Division, with Duff again playing a key role in the team.

Duff was also part of the Cheltenham team that knocked Burnley out of the FA Cup in 2002, but after more than 200 League games for the Robins and in the last year of his contract he felt it was a good time to move on and try his luck at a higher level.

A tall and strong player, Duff can play in a variety of roles in the team, whether this is in the centre of defence or on the right side of defence or midfield.

Season 2009 - 10

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 4  (1) 0 1 0
FA Cup 2  (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 0  (1) 0 1 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Burnley 2008 - 09League 25  (5) 1
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 5  (2) 0
Burnley 2007 - 08League 8  (0) 2
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Burnley 2006 - 07League 42  (2) 2
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Burnley 2005 - 06League 39  (2) 0
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 1
Burnley 2004 - 05League 37  (4) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 4  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2003 - 04League 42  (0) 0
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2002 - 03League 44  (0) 2
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2001 - 02League 48  (0) 3
  FA Cup 5  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2000 - 01League 39  (0) 5
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Cheltenham 1999 - 00League 31  (0) 2
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
Cheltenham 1998 - 99League 41  (0) 3
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
Cheltenham 1997 - 98League 5  (0) 0
  FA Cup 5  (0) 0
 
 Player Profiles
1 Diego Penny Goalkeeper  
2 Graham Alexander Defender  
3 Christian Kalvenes Defender  
4 Michael Duff Defender  
5 Clarke Carlisle Defender  
6 Steven Caldwell Defender  
7 Kevin McDonald Midfielder  
8 Joey Gudjonsson Midfielder  
9 Steven Fletcher Striker  
10 Martin Paterson Striker  
11 Wade Elliott Midfielder  
12 Brian Jensen Goalkeeper  
14 Tyrone Mears Defender  
15 David Edgar Defender  
16 Chris McCann Midfielder  
17 Richard Eckersley Defender  
18 Leon Cort Defender  
19 Jay Rodriguez
(on loan to Barnsly )
Striker  
20 Robbie Blake Striker  
21 Andre Bikey Defender  
22 David Nugent
(on loan from Portsm )
Striker  
23 Stephen Jordan Defender  
24 Brian Easton
(on loan to Hmltn )
Defender  
25 Adam Kay Midfielder  
26 Remco Van der Schaaf
(on loan to Brondby )
Midfielder  
27 Alex MacDonald
(on loan to Falkirk )
Midfielder  
28 Kevin Long Defender  
29 Frederic Nimani N'galou
(on loan from Monaco )
Striker  
30 Steven Thompson Striker  
31 Nicky Weaver Goalkeeper  
32 Fernando Guerrero Midfielder  
33 Chris Eagles Midfielder  
34 Daniel Fox Defender  
35 Chris Lynch
(on loan to Chester )
Defender  
36 Nik Kudiersky Defender  
37 Chris Anderson Midfielder  
38 Alex-Ray Harvey Midfielder  
39 Wes Fletcher
(on loan to Grimsby )
Striker  
40 Ben Hoskin Defender  
42 Jack Cork
(on loan from Chelsea )
Defender  

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