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English footballer

Eddie Burbanks
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-04-01)1 April 1913
Place of birth Campsall, England
Date of death 26 July 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 70)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1948 Sunderland 156 (30)
1948-1953 Hull City
1953–1954 Leeds United 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Edwin Burbanks (1 April 1913 – 26 July 1983) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger. He was born in Campsall, England.

Club career

After playing for Doncaster YMCA, Thorne Town, and Denaby United, Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on 27 April 1935 in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth at Roker Park, where he scored one goal. In Sunderland's first FA Cup win in 1937, Burbanks scored the third goal to wrap up the victory. He also won the 1936 FA Charity Shield. In his 156 appearances for Sunderland, he scored 30 goals. He subsequently played for Hull City, before making 13 appearances for Leeds United between 1953 and 1954, scoring once. He retired in 1954.

References

  1. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 61. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  2. ^ "SAFC TOP 100". ALS Publications. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. Eddie Burbanks at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Eddie Burbanks". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Eddie Burbanks". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United : a complete record, 1919–1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 20934819.


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