Alwyn Derek "Ollie" Burton (born 11 November 1941) is a former

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international

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, who is a member of the

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. A versatile player at the back or as a

centre forward In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on be ...

, Burton began his career as a wing-half at Newport County scoring 8 times in 53 appearances. He later spent 10 years playing for

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, but regards being part of the

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side that won the second-ever

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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

as one of his greatest achievements.http://new.pinkun.com/text/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=DavidCuffley&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=text&itemid=NOED25%20Aug%202007%2014%3A47%3A19%3A957 Retrieved 8 November 2007 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

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tie between the two clubs, which Norwich won 5–0. Burton gained nine caps for Wales. Burton was part of the Newcastle team that won the

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1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

. The first substitute ever used by Newcastle, following the introduction of the new law. After 9 years at the club he retired in 1972.

Honours

Norwich City *

: 1961–62

References

Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers English Football League players Newport County A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players 1941 births Living people People from Chepstow Footballers from Monmouthshire Men's association football defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub