Samuel Gunton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Arthur Gunton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 1959 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1908 | Norwich St James | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1910 | Norwich City | ||
| 1910–1911 | Doncaster Rovers | (0) | |
| 1911–1912 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Arthur Gunton (1883–1959) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity and Burnley as a right back.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Gunton served in the Norfolk Regiment between 1899 and 1908.[5] After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he was recalled to the army and served as a sergeant with the Norfolk Regiment and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the war.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 120. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b "Free bmd entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Gunton Samuel Gainsborough Trinity 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Samuel Arthur Gunton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
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- Footballers from Norwich
- English men's footballers
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- Burnley F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Norfolk Regiment soldiers
- Royal Dublin Fusiliers soldiers
- Men's association football fullbacks
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