Samuel Gunton

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Samuel Gunton
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
0000–1908 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 120. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Free bmd entry info". Free BMD. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Gunton Samuel Gainsborough Trinity 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Samuel Arthur Gunton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ^ 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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