Tommy Burden
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Burden | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Andover, England | ||
Date of death | 2001 (aged 76–77) | ||
Place of death | Taunton, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
–1941 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941–1945 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1945–1948 | Chester | 82 | (40) |
1948–1954 | Leeds United | 243 | (13) |
1954–1961 | Bristol City | 231 | (20) |
Total | 556 | (73) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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
[edit]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.
External links
[edit]- Tommy Burden at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Player profile at LeedsFans.org