Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Burden | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Andover, England | ||
Date of death | 2001 (aged 76–77) | ||
Place of death | Taunton, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Wing Half | ||
Youth career | |||
–1941 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1941–1945 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1945–1948 | Chester City | 82 | (40) |
1948–1954 | Leeds United | 243 | (13) |
1954–1961 | Bristol City | 231 | (20) |
– | Total | 556 | (73 ) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Tommy Burden (21 February 1924 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who made over 500 league appearances for four teams over a twenty year career.
Burden played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chester City, Leeds United – where he was club captain from 1949 to 1954 – and Bristol City. He participated in the Normandy Landings, where he was injured.