Tommy Burden

Tommy Burden

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Burden
Date of birth	(1924-02-21)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)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
0000–1941	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1945	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
1945–1948	Chester	82	(40)
1948–1954	Leeds United	243	(13)
1954–1961	Bristol City	231	(20)
Total		556	(73)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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.

Career

Burden played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chester, Leeds United – where he was club captain from 1949 to 1954 – and Bristol City. He participated in the Normandy Landings, where he was injured.

External links

• Tommy Burden at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Player profile at LeedsFans.org