Ollie Burton

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Ollie Burton
Personal information
Full name Alwyn Derek Burton
Date of birth (1941-11-11) 11 November 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Chepstow, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1960 Newport County 53 (8)
1960–1963 Norwich City 57 (8)
1963–1972 Newcastle United 188 (6)
Total298(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]

Honours

Norwich City

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile". www.toon1892.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Newport County A-Z of transfers
  3. 1 2 3 http://new.pinkun.com/text/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=DavidCuffley&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=text&itemid=NOED25%20Aug%202007%2014%3A47%3A19%3A957%5B‍%5D Retrieved 8 November 2007
  4. ↑ "Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 505. ISBN   0354-09018-6.


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