Tom Eustace Burridge (30 April 1881 in

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– 16 September 1965 in

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) was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the

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as part of the Upton Park club side. He played

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. His name is sometimes spelled ''Barridge'' and his initials given as ''J. E.'' by some sources, but he is listed as ''T. E. Burridge'', both by the

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on their website, and by other statistical sources such as

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References

External links

* *Buchanan, Ian ''British Olympians''. Guinness Publishing (1991)
T. E. Burridge's profile at Sports Reference.com
* * 1881 births 1965 deaths English footballers Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain English Olympic medallists Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Britain Upton Park F.C. players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders People from Pimlico Footballers from Greater London {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub