Career
His surname was also spelt Burnicle. Born in Southwick, Burnikell played as a left half for Lincoln City, Bradford City and Aldershot. Foreign Lincoln City, he made 25 appearances in the Football League.
He later became a football manager and was in charge of Halifax Town between April and December 1956.
He also managed Swedish clubs Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborg, Örebro Saskatchewan and Degerfors IF.