Samuel Gunton Explained

Samuel Gunton
Fullname:Samuel Arthur Gunton
Birth Date:1883
Birth Place:Norwich, England
Death Place:Norwich, England
Position:Right back
Years1:1908–1910
Clubs1:Norwich City
Years2:1910–1911
Clubs2:Doncaster Rovers
Goals2:0
Years3:1911–1912
Clubs3:Gainsborough Trinity
Caps3:30
Goals3:0
Years4:1912–1913
Clubs4:Burnley
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Youthyears1:–1908
Youthclubs1:Norwich St James

Samuel Arthur Gunton (1883–1959) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity and Burnley as a right back.[1] [2]

Personal life

Gunton served in the Norfolk Regiment between 1899 and 1908.[3] After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he was recalled to the army and served as a sergeant with the Norfolk Regiment and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the war.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 120.
  2. Web site: Gunton Samuel Gainsborough Trinity 1911 . 19 April 2021 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  3. News: Samuel Arthur Gunton Service Record . en-US . Football and the First World War . 25 July 2018.