Sam Burton

For other people named Samuel Burton, see Samuel Burton (disambiguation).

Sam Burton
Personal information
Full name Samuel Burton
Date of birth (1926-11-10)10 November 1926
Place of birth Swindon, England
Date of death 8 October 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 93)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1961 Swindon Town 463 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[1] Only John Trollope, Maurice Owen and Fraser Digby played more times for the club.[2]

As of October 2018, Burton was still making appearances at Swindon Town's Former Players' Association events, at the age of 91.[3]

He died in October 2020 at the age of 93. He had been diagnosed with cancer 12 weeks prior and suffered from dementia.[4]

  1. ^ "Sam Burton". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Stat Attack: Most Appearances". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Former Players' Association Launched". www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Remembering Sam Burton 1926–2020". Swindon Town F.C. 8 October 2020.