Samuel Burton (10 November 1926 – 8 October 2020) was an English professional

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who played his entire career as a

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for Swindon Town, making 463 appearances in

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and 509 in all first-team competitions. Only John Trollope,

Maurice Owen Maurice Owen (4 July 1924 – 8 July 2000) was an English professional footballer who scored 150 goals in 555 appearances in the Football League playing for Swindon Town. Early life Born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Owen served as a Chindit in Bu ...

and

Fraser Digby Fraser Charles Digby (born 23 January 1967) is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent much of his career with Swindon Town, for whom he played in the Premier League. In 2008, he found new fame through r ...

played more times for the club. As of October 2018, Burton was still making appearances at Swindon Town's Former Players' Association events, at the age of 91. He died in October 2020 at the age of 93. He had been diagnosed with cancer 12 weeks prior and suffered from dementia.

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from the Swindon Advertiser 1926 births 2020 deaths Association football goalkeepers English Football League players English footballers Sportspeople from Swindon Swindon Town F.C. players People with dementia Deaths from cancer in England {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub