Sam Burton

{{Short description|English footballer (1926–2020)}}

{{other people|Samuel Burton}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sam Burton

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| fullname = Samuel Burton

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Swindon, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|8|1926|11|10|df=y}}

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1945–1961 | clubs1 = Swindon Town | caps1 = 463 | goals1 = 0

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BURTONSA |title=Sam Burton |work=Swindon-Town-FC |accessdate=4 November 2009}} Only John Trollope, Maurice Owen and Fraser Digby played more times for the club.{{cite web |url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/StatAttack/PlayerMostAndLeast.asp?Type=Appearances |title=Stat Attack: Most Appearances |work=Swindon-Town-FC |accessdate=4 November 2009}}

As of October 2018, Burton was still making appearances at Swindon Town's Former Players' Association events, at the age of 91.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2018/october/former-players-association-launched/|title=Former Players' Association Launched|website=www.swindontownfc.co.uk}}

He died in October 2020 at the age of 93. He had been diagnosed with cancer 12 weeks prior and suffered from dementia.{{cite web |title=Remembering Sam Burton 1926–2020|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/remembering-sam-burton-1926-2020/ |website=Swindon Town F.C.|date=8 October 2020}}