John Burton (footballer, born 1885)

John Burton
Personal information
Full name John Henry Burton
Date of birth (1885-07-31)31 July 1885
Place of birth South Bank, England
Date of death 13 May 1949(1949-05-13) (aged 63)
Place of death Derby, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Grangetown ? (?)
1906–1908 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
1908–1909 West Ham United 15 (3)
1909–1910 Birmingham 4 (3)
1910–1911 Nelson ? (?)
1911–1914 Cardiff City 68 (25)
1914–1915 Southend United ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Henry Burton (31 July 1885[1] – 13 May 1949[2]) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham.[3]

Burton was born in South Bank, North Yorkshire. A forward, he signed for Blackburn Rovers, and made his debut in the Football League with the club.[2] He joined West Ham United for the 1908–09 season, in which he scored 3 goals in 19 games in all competitions, of which 15 were in the Southern League.[1] He then moved back to the Football League with Birmingham, but despite a return of three goals in the four Second Division games he played,[4] he was unable to establish himself as a first-team player. In October 1910, Burton dropped back into non-league football with Nelson. He joined Cardiff City in 1911, top scoring for the club in the 1912–13 season as they finished in first place in the Second Division of the Southern Football League.[5] He later played for Southend United.[2] During the First World War he made guest appearances for West Ham United.[1]

Burton died in Derby in 1949 at the age of 63.[1][2]

Honours

Cardiff City

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "John Burton". West Ham United Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 44. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ↑ Matthews, p. 156.
  5. 1 2 Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.


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