Alan Burton (born 22 February 1991) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in Blackpool, Burton played youth football with

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...

, and joined Evo-Stik League Premier Division club Marine on loan in September 2009, scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances. He became the first player to sign up after the transfer embargo placed on Accrington Stanley was lifted. Burton had a second spell on loan at Marine in February 2011. He made his debut for Accrington Stanley in

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on 7 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...

. In May 2012, Burton was released from Accrington after being told his contract would not be renewed. He re-signed for Marine on a permanent contract in August 2012, before moving to

Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...

in June 2013. He returned to Marine in November 2015. He was released by the club in August 2017.

References

1991 births Living people English footballers Accrington Stanley F.C. players Marine F.C. players Skelmersdale United F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Blackpool Association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub