Oliver Burton
Personal information
Date of birth (1879-05-27)27 May 1879
Place of birth Derby, England
Date of death 20 January 1929(1929-01-20) (aged 51)
Place of death St Pancras, London
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1909 Tottenham Hotspur 133 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Burton (27 May 1879 – 20 January 1929) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur.[1]

Football career

Burton, a left back, played a total of 133 matches for Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions between 1904 and 1909.[2][3]

Baseball

In 1906 the British Baseball Association re-introduced a 'National' baseball competition which was in effect dominated by the baseball teams of London football clubs. Baseball in the United Kingdom. Oliver Burton was in the Tottenham Hotspur team that won the League and Cup double.[4][5][6] He had played in Derby County's baseball team in 1900, the last year baseball had previously been organised at national level.

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 44. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Oliver Burton". 11 v 11. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ 'London v Oxford', Morning Post, 21 May 1906, p.10 - retrieved via British Newspaper Archive
  5. ^ 'Cup Competition Semi-Final', Daily News (London), 16 August 1906, p.11 - retrieved via British Newspaper Archive
  6. ^ 'Cup Competition - Final Tie', The People, 26 August 1906, p.24 - retrieved via British Newspaper Archive


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