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|name = Arthur Burton |
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|birth_place = {{circa|1889}} |
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|death_date = unknown |
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|position = [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]] |
|position = [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]] |
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|club1 = [[Wakefield Trinity]] |
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|year1start = 1909/10 |
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|retired = yes |
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|updated = 31 July 2017 |
|updated = 31 July 2017 |
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'''Arthur Burton''' was a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s |
'''Arthur Burton''' ({{circa|1889}} – death unknown) was a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Lofthouse Albion A.R.L.F.C.|Lofthouse Albion]] [[Lofthouse Albion ARLFC|ARLFC]] (in [[Lofthouse, West Yorkshire|Lofthouse]], [[Leeds]]) (two spells), [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] ([[Reserve team|A-Team]]), and [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 179]]), as a [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|forward]] (prior to the specialist positions of; {{rlp|pr|hk|sr|lf}}), during the era of contested [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|scrum]]s.<ref>Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1901347289}}</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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Arthur Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during the [[1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1909–10 season]], and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during October 1920, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] all goals, whether; [[Try |
Arthur Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during the [[1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1909–10 season]], and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during October 1920, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75 season]] all goals, whether; [[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s, [[Penalty (rugby)#Penalties in rugby league|penalties]], or [[Drop goal#Rugby league|drop-goal]]s, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50 season]], the archaic [[Field goal (rugby)#Rugby league|field-goal]] was also still a valid means of scoring points. |
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===County honours=== |
===County honours=== |
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Arthur Burton won cap(s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] while at Wakefield Trinity. |
Arthur Burton won [[Cap (sport)|cap]](s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] while at Wakefield Trinity during the [[1913–14 Northern Rugby Football Union season#Challenge Cup|1913–14 season]]. |
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===Challenge Cup Final appearances=== |
===Challenge Cup Final appearances=== |
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Arthur Burton played |
Arthur Burton played as a [[Rugby league positions#Forwards|forward]], i.e. number 13, in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 0-6 defeat by [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1914 Challenge Cup|1914]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1913–14 Northern Rugby Football Union season#Challenge Cup|1913–14 season]] at [[Thrum Hall]], [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], in front of a crowd of 19,000.<ref name="A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals">{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-hull-fc-s-challenge-cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|title=A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|date=22 August 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203223748/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|archivedate=3 February 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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<!--*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Arthur-Burton/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]--> |
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*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Burton Search for "Burton" at rugbyleagueproject.org] |
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Burton Search for "Burton" at rugbyleagueproject.org] |
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{{Wakefield Trinity - 1914 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}} |
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[[Category:Place of death missing]] |
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[[Category:Rugby league forwards]] |
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[[Category:English rugby league players]] |
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[[Category:Wakefield Trinity players]] |
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[[Category:Year of birth missing]] |
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| Full name | Arthur Burton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 0 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Burton (c. 1889 – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Lofthouse Albion ARLFC (in Lofthouse, Leeds) (two spells), Leeds (A-Team), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 179), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Arthur Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during the 1909–10 season, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during October 1920, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
County honours[edit]
Arthur Burton won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity during the 1913–14 season.
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Arthur Burton played as a forward, i.e. number 13, in Wakefield Trinity's 0-6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
- ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.