Former Dundee and Dunfermline striker set for key role in Liverpool backroom revolution

Mark Burchill also turned out for Scotland and Celtic.

By Reporter

March 21 2024, 3:32pm

Liverpool are set for a major shake-up. Image: Shutterstock.

Former Dundee and Dunfermline attacker Mark Burchill is set for a key role in Liverpool’s new-look hierarchy.

Burchill, 43, is currently serving as chief scout at Bournemouth, where he worked under incoming Anfield sporting director Richard Hughes.

The pair were also teammates as players with the Cherries.

And several reports south of the border state that the duo will reunite at Liverpool, with Burchill supporting head of recruitment Dave Fallows and chief scout Barry Hunter.

Mark Burchill celebrates one of three goals for Dundee — Burchill celebrates one of three goals for Dundee. Image: SNS

The former Scotland striker, who won the Challenge Cup during a brief spell in charge of Livingston, represented the likes of Celtic, Birmingham, Kilmarnock and Hearts during his playing career, as well as a stint in Cyprus.

Burchill joined Dundee on loan from Portsmouth in January 2003 and played 15 times for the Dens Park club, including a starting berth in the Scottish Cup final defeat against Rangers.

He scored three goals.

Mark Burchill, representing Dunfermline, in his second losing Scottish Cup final effort in four years. Image: SNS

He went on to sign for Dunfermline in 2005, scoring 30 goals in three seasons with the Fifers.

A roller-coaster period saw him play in another Scottish Cup final in 2007 – again on the losing side, this time to Celtic – and suffer relegation in the same season.