Ollie Burton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alwyn Derek Burton | ||
Date of birth | (1941-11-11) 11 November 1941 (age 82) | ||
Place of birth | Chepstow, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1960 | Newport County | 53 | (8) |
1960–1963 | Norwich City | 57 | (8) |
1963–1972 | Newcastle United | 188 | (6) |
Total | 298 | (22) | |
International career | |||
1962–1972 | Wales | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alwyn Derek "Ollie" Burton (born 11 November 1941)[1] is a former Welsh international footballer, who is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
A versatile player at the back or as a centre forward, Burton began his career as a wing-half at Newport County scoring 8 times in 53 appearances.[2] He later spent 10 years playing for Newcastle United, but regards being part of the Norwich City side that won the second-ever Football League Cup in 1962 as one of his greatest achievements.[3]
Burton made 73 first team appearances for Norwich and scored nine goals, before moving to Newcastle in 1963, for a fee of about £35,000. His move followed an FA Cup tie between the two clubs, which Norwich won 5–0. Burton gained nine caps for Wales.[3]
Burton was part of the Newcastle team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.[4] The first substitute ever used by Newcastle, following the introduction of the new law. After 9 years at the club he retired in 1972.[3]
References
- ^ "Player Profile". www.toon1892.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers
- ^ a b c http://new.pinkun.com/text/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=DavidCuffley&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=text&itemid=NOED25%20Aug%202007%2014%3A47%3A19%3A957[permanent dead link] Retrieved 8 November 2007
- ^ "Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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