Thomas Burke (1863–1914) was a Welsh international

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who played for Wrexham Olympic and Newton Heath LYR. Burke won a total of eight caps for Wales, playing at half-back. Burke began his career with Wrexham Grosvenor, but moved on to Wrexham February and Wrexham Olympic before making a transfer to Liverpool Cambrians. From there, he was signed by Newton Heath in 1886. The club's parent company, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, was able to employ Burke as a painter – as was his trade – at the nearby Carriage and Wagon Works, from which the club had been born. In his first season at Newton Heath, Burke played mostly at left-half, but switched to right-half by the following season, and even played at centre-half or inside-right on occasion. When Burke's time at Newton Heath came to an end, after making 29 appearances for the Heathens, he moved back to Wrexham to play for Wrexham Victoria. He died in 1914 at the age of 50 as a result of

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.Dykes (1994), p. 62.

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at MUFCinfo.com 1863 births 1914 deaths Footballers from Wrexham Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Wrexham A.F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Football Alliance players Men's association football wing halves Wrexham Victoria F.C. players Wrexham Grosvenor F.C. players {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub