Thomas Burn Explained

Thomas Christopher Burn (29 November 1888[1] – 23 July 1976) was an England amateur footballer who played at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He was part of the Great Britain team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played in all three of the games against Hungary, Finland and Denmark.[3] [4] He played his club football for London Caledonians F.C. He also played in the English FA XI tour of South Africa in 1920.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Some sources report his year of birth 1889.
  2. Web site: Thomas Burn . Olympedia . 23 May 2021.
  3. The Complete Results & Line-ups of the Olympic Football Tournaments 1900–2004: Colin Jose (2004)
  4. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURNTHO01 www.databaseolympics.com
  5. "The Times"
  6. "British and Irish Special and Intermediate Internationals", Soccer Data publications, Keith Warsop