Ollie Burton Explained

Ollie Burton
Fullname:Alwyn Derek Burton
Birth Date:11 November 1941
Birth Place:Chepstow, Wales
Position:Defender
Years1:1958–1960
Clubs1:Newport County
Caps1:53
Goals1:8
Years2:1960–1963
Clubs2:Norwich City
Caps2:57
Goals2:8
Years3:1963–1972
Clubs3:Newcastle United
Caps3:188
Goals3:6
Totalcaps:298
Totalgoals:22
Nationalyears1:1962–1972
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0

Alwyn Derek "Ollie" Burton (born 11 November 1941)[1] is a former Welsh international footballer, who is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.

A versatile player at the back or as a centre forward, Burton began his career as a wing-half at Newport County scoring 8 times in 53 appearances.[2] He later spent 10 years playing for Newcastle United, but regards being part of the Norwich City side that won the second-ever Football League Cup in 1962 as one of his greatest achievements.[3]

Burton made 73 first team appearances for Norwich and scored nine goals, before moving to Newcastle in 1963, for a fee of about £35,000. His move followed an FA Cup tie between the two clubs, which Norwich won 5–0. Burton gained nine caps for Wales.[3]

Burton was part of the Newcastle team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.[4] The first substitute ever used by Newcastle, following the introduction of the new law. After 9 years at the club he retired in 1972.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009052202/http://www.toon1892.co.uk/detail_player.php?id=116 . 9 Oct 2011 . www.toon1892.co.uk . 9 December 2010.
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/newport/newport.html Newport County A-Z of transfers
  3. http://new.pinkun.com/text/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=DavidCuffley&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=text&itemid=NOED25%20Aug%202007%2014%3A47%3A19%3A957{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 8 November 2007
  4. News: Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered. thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019 . 15 April 2021.