John Burton

Forward

306th all-time scorer491st for appearances

Shirt: #10, #9, #8
Debut: 1 Sept 1908v Queens Park Rangers
Last game: 21 Apr 1909at Exeter City

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

19 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.16 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1908/09, 3 in 19 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, all competitions

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1908/09	19	19	3
Career	19	19	3

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

3 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Southern League Division One	3	15 apps
FA Cup	0	4 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 5 Sept 1908, at Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2

Latest goal: 12 Dec 1908, at Norwich City 6–3

With him, without him

1 Sept 1908 to 21 Apr 1909

When he played

0.74

points per game

6 W 2 D 11 L

19 games · 1.21 scored · 1.95 conceded

32% wins

When he didn't

1.12

points per game

12 W 5 D 9 L

26 games · 1.46 scored · 1 conceded

46% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

1 Sept 1908Debutv Queens Park Rangers 2–0 1908/09
5 Sept 1908First goalat Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 1908/09
21 Apr 1909Last appearanceat Exeter City 1–0 1908/09

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1908/09	FA Cup	4	4	–	0	–
1908/09	Southern League Division One	15	15	–	3	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
21 Apr 1909	SL1	at Exeter City	0–1	L
13 Mar 1909	SL1	at Millwall	0–3	L
8 Mar 1909	SL1	Swindon Town	4–2	W
27 Feb 1909	SL1	at Northampton Town	0–6	L
24 Feb 1909	FAC	at Newcastle United	1–2	L
11 Feb 1909	FAC	Leeds City	2–1	W
6 Feb 1909	FAC	at Leeds City	1–1	D
16 Jan 1909	FAC	at Queens Park Rangers	0–0	D
26 Dec 1908	SL1	at Leyton	0–1	L
25 Dec 1908	SL1	Southampton	1–0	W
19 Dec 1908	SL1	Reading	2–1	W
12 Dec 1908	SL1	at Norwich City	3–6	L	2
5 Dec 1908	SL1	at Plymouth Argyle	0–2	L
17 Oct 1908	SL1	at Queens Park Rangers	0–3	L
3 Oct 1908	SL1	at Swindon Town	0–3	L
30 Sept 1908	SL1	at Watford	1–2	L
26 Sept 1908	SL1	Luton Town	4–0	W
5 Sept 1908	SL1	at Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	L	1
1 Sept 1908	SL1	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	W