John Burton (footballer, born 1885)
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John Henry Burton | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1885 | ||
Place of birth | South Bank, England | ||
Date of death | 13 May 1949 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Derby, England | ||
Position(s) | 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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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, alongside his brother George,[5][6] 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
- Southern Football League Second Division winner: 1912–13[5]
- Welsh Cup winner: 1912[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "John Burton". West Ham United Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 44. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Matthews, p. 156.
- ^ a b c d Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 15–18. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2014). Middlesbrough FC Miscellany. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1445641546.
- 1885 births
- 1949 deaths
- People from Eston
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Footballers from Yorkshire
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs