Tommy Burden Explained

Tommy Burden
Fullname:Thomas Burden
Birth Date:21 February 1924
Birth Place:Andover, England
Death Place:Taunton, England
Position:Wing half
Youthyears1:–1941
Youthclubs1:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Years1:1941–1945
Years2:1945–1948
Years3:1948–1954
Years4:1954–1961
Caps1:0
Caps2:82
Caps3:243
Caps4:231
Totalcaps:556
Goals1:0
Goals2:40
Goals3:13
Goals4:20
Totalgoals:73

Tommy Burden (21 February 1924 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who made over 500 league appearances for four teams over a twenty-year career.

Career

Burden played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chester, Leeds United – where he was club captain from 1949 to 1954 – and Bristol City. He participated in the Normandy Landings, where he was injured.

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