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Edmund Burton
Personal information
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]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Shildon Athletic
1913–1915 Bristol City 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmund Burton (1893 – 13 August 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City.[4][5]

Personal life

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Burton served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.[6] He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 13 August 1916 and was buried in Englebelmer Communal Cemetery.[1][2][6][7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 1914–15[8] Second Division 13 3 1 2 14 5
Career total 13 3 1 2 14 5

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Hurley, D. P. (19 October 2019). Wedlock – The First Hero of Bristol City. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-9566263-2-5.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bristol City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 47. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  5. ^ "Edwin Burton". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Edmund Burton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. ^ Bilcliffe, John. "The Durham Light Infantry and The Somme 1916 – Part 4 – The Casualties. Killed in Action, Died of Wounds and Died of Disease" (PDF). Durham at War. p. 63. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bristol City Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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