Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Inspirational Burkitt handed...

Jack Burkitt is one of the most legendary figures to ever pull on a Nottingham Forest shirt.The captain, and inspiration behind their FA Cup final win with ten men in the second half in 1959 (pictured), and a defender with 500-plus appearances for the Reds, Burkitt was awarded a testimonial by the club in 1961/62.The experienced player only turned out in a handful of games that season as he became more part of the backroom staff in a coaching capacity.The omens, however, were not brilliant that.