Sam Burton
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Samuel Burton (10 November 1926 – 8 October 2020) was an English professional footballer who played his entire career as a goalkeeper for Swindon Town, making 463 appearances in the Football League and 509 in all first-team competitions.[1] Only John Trollope, Maurice Owen and Fraser Digby played more times for the club.[2]
As of October 2018, Burton was still making appearances at Swindon Town's Former Players' Association events, at the age of 91.[3]
He died in October 2020 at the age of 93. He had been diagnosed with cancer 12 weeks prior and suffered from dementia.[4]
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External links
- Profile at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk
- Bio from the Swindon Advertiser