Edmund Burton (footballer) explained

Edmund Burton
Fullname:	Edmund Burton
Birth Date:	1893
Birth Place:	Dunston, England
Death Date:	13 August 1916 (aged 23)
Death Place:	Somme, France
Position:	Forward
Height:	^[1]
Years1:	–1913
Years2:	1913–1915
Caps2:	18
Goals2:	4

Edmund Burton (1893 – 13 August 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City.^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

Burton served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.^[4] He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 13 August 1916 and was buried in Englebelmer Communal Cemetery.^{[5] [6]}

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	1914–15^[7]	Second Division	13	3	1	2	14	5
Career total			13	3	1	2	14	5

Notes and References

1. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bristol City . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 47.
3. Web site: Edwin Burton . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030135136/http://www.citystats.org.uk/playerdetail.asp?id=106&filter=B . 30 October 2007 . 9 October 2017 . Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers.
4. Web site: Edmund Burton Service Record . 4 January 2016 . Football and the First World War.
5. Book: Hurley, D. P. . Wedlock – The First Hero of Bristol City . 19 October 2019 . 978-0-9566263-2-5 . 257 . en.
6. Web site: Bilcliffe . John . The Durham Light Infantry and The Somme 1916 – Part 4 – The Casualties. Killed in Action, Died of Wounds and Died of Disease. . 11 March 2021 . Durham at War . 63.
7. News: Bristol City Squad 1914/15 . en-US . Football and the First World War . 31 January 2017.