Edmund Burton (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edmund Burton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Dunston, England | ||
Date of death | 13 August 1916 (aged 23)[1] | ||
Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1913 | Shildon Athletic | ||
1913–1915 | Bristol City | 18 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edmund Burton (1893 – 13 August 1916) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Bristol City.[3][4]
Personal life
Burton served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.[5] He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 13 August 1916 and was buried in Englebelmer Communal Cemetery.[1][2][5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 1914–15[6] | Second Division | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
Career total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
References
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ a b Hurley, D. P. (19 October 2019). Wedlock – The First Hero of Bristol City. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-9566263-2-5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 47. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Edmund Burton | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Bristol City Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1916 deaths
- People from County Durham (before 1974)
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Durham Light Infantry soldiers
- British military personnel killed at the Battle of the Somme
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs