Stanley Burton (3 December 1912 – 1977), also known as Dizzie Burton, was an English

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who played mainly for Doncaster Rovers and appeared in the

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for

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. He was partially deaf, and so did not play to the whistle. His nickname of "Dizzie" was due to him continuing runs after the referee had blown.

Career

Burton began his career at Thurnscoe Victoria, moving to Doncaster Rovers in March 1933, where he immediately commanded a first team place on the right wing. He went on to have over 5 seasons of success at the club, including winning the

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in 1934–35 and being runners-up in 1937–38. His goal scoring reached double figures in each of the three seasons from 1933 to 1936, with a hat−trick in a 2–3 win at Hull City on 19 October 1935. A few games into the 1938–39 season, Burton moved to First Division

. He made his Wolves debut on 10 September 1938 in a 1–0 win at

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and made 32 appearances and scored 4 goals during the season which saw them reach the FA Cup final. Burton played in the

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showpiece where they lost to underdogs

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. This turned out to be his only season at Molineux though, as he headed south to join West Ham United in the

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. Burton signed for West Ham only five days after his Wembley appearance for Wolves. In doing so he became the first player to appear in an FA Cup final and play for another club before the end of the season. He made his debut in the last game of the season and then played in all three of West Hams games the following season before competitive football was suspended due to the

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. Moving back north, he did play as a guest in the Wartime Leagues for several clubs. Beginning with Doncaster, he played in 60 games scoring 11 times between 1939 and the 1941–42 season. He played once for

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in 1941–42, and three times the following season. His one game with Leeds United was in the last fixture of the 1941–42 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship). In season 1942–43 he played 23 matches, scoring 8 times, with

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, and then in 1943–44 he made three appearances for

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. 1944–45 saw him with

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where he got one goal in 14 matches. After end of the war, Burton played for Midland League club

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as well as Midland League rivals Peterborough United for a single season, 1947–48. He died in 1977 in

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Honours

Doncaster Rovers *

Champions 1934–35 Runner up 1937–38 Wolverhampton Wanderers *

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Runner up

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Stan 1912 births 1977 deaths English men's footballers English Football League players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. wartime guest players Barnsley F.C. wartime guest players Leeds United F.C. wartime guest players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. wartime guest players Chesterfield F.C. wartime guest players Bradford City A.F.C. wartime guest players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Men's association football wingers Deaf association football players Midland Football League players Thurnscoe Victoria F.C. players English deaf people Sportspeople from Wombwell Footballers from South Yorkshire