Richard Burton (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Richard Burton

| image =

| fullname = Richard Arnold Burton

| birth_date = 1889

| birth_place = Stoke-upon-Trent, England

| death_date = 1939 (aged 50)

| position = Defender

| years1 = – | clubs1 = North Staffs Normads |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1913–1914 | clubs2 = Stoke |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1914–19?? | clubs3 = North Staffs Normads |caps3 = |goals3 =

}}

Richard Arnold Burton (1889–1939) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}

Career

Burton was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with North Staffs Normads before joining Stoke in 1913. He played in two first team matches for Stoke during the 1913–14 season before returning to North Staffs Normads.

Career statistics

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rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke

|1913–14

|2

00020
colspan="2"|Career Total

!2

00020

References