Matthew Burton (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Burton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Grassmoor, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1940 (aged 43)[1] | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Grassmoor Athletic | ||
| 1919 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Stoke | 8 | (1) |
| 1921–1922 | Wrexham | 54 | (10) |
| 1923–1924 | New Brighton | 16 | (6) |
| – | Oswestry Town | ||
| – | Rhos Athletic | ||
| – | Llandudno | ||
| – | Rhos Athletic | ||
| – | Connah's Quay & Shotton | ||
| Total | 78 | (17) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Matthew Burton (8 February 1897 – 1940) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, New Brighton, Wrexham and Stoke.[1]
Career
Burton was born in Grassmoor and played non-league football for local side Grassmoor Athletic before joining Everton just after World War I. However he didn't stay long and joined Stoke where he spent the 1919–20 and 1920–21 season scoring once in eight league matches.[1] He was released at the end and joined Wrexham where he scored 10 goals and went on to score six for New Brighton. After ending his professional career with New Brighton Burton played for Welsh clubs Oswestry Town, Rhos Athletic, Llandudno and Connah's Quay & Shotton.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Matthew Burton profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1919–20 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Wrexham | 1921–22 | Third Division North | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12 |
| 1922–23 | Third Division North | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| New Brighton | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 1924–25 | Third Division North | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 78 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 21 | ||