Eddie Burbanks (1 April 1913 – 26 July 1983) was an English

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who played for Sunderland as a

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. He was born in

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, England.

Club career

Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on 27 April 1935 in a 4–1 win against

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, 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 The 1936 FA Charity Shield was the 23rd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by FA Cup winners Arsenal and league champions Sunderland, an ...

. In his 156 appearances for Sunderland, he scored 30 goals. He subsequently played for

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, before making 13 appearances for

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between 1953 and 1954, scoring once. He retired in 1954.

References

1913 births English men's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players 1983 deaths Men's association football wingers People from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub