Steve Burton (footballer, born 1982)

Steven Peter Graham Burton (born 10 October 1982) is an English footballer who last played for Östersunds FK.

Steve Burton
Personal information
Full name Steven Peter Graham Burton[1]
Date of birth (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982
Place of birth Hull, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
000?–2002 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Hull City 11 (0)
2003 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 7 (0)
2004–2006 Kidderminster Harriers 25 (0)
2006–2007 Richmond 50 (6)
2007–2010 Green Gully
2010–2011 North Ferriby United
2012–2013 Östersunds FK 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2013

Career

Born in Hull, Burton, a left footed defender, worked his way through the Hull City Academy and was taken on as a Youth Trainee within the School of Excellence. He was given his first start by youth coach Billy Russell (now caretaker manager), in an evening match against Rochdale on 12 October 2000. There he was seen by Peter Taylor, who gave Burton a further year's contract. Unable to maintain a first team place with Hull, Burton was sent on loan to various clubs including Kidderminster Harriers, where Hull City's former manager, Jan Molby, was in charge. Molby eventually managed to lure Burton away from Hull and to agree permanent terms at Kidderminster. Following one successful season at Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster started to flounder and Molby was released. His replacement, Stuart Watkiss, left Burton out of his first team plans and, with fewer matches for Burton, he left to pursue a career in football in Melbourne, Australia with Richmond. After one season with Richmond, Burton joined Green Gully. In October 2010 he returned to England and signed for North Ferriby United. After five months in England with North Ferriby United signed in March 2011 for Östersunds FK.(Sweden)[2]

Notes
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. Nya spelare på väg in till ÖFK
gollark: If you genuinely believe "the magic sky god controls all" that will affect your decision-making.
gollark: That doesn't really *happen*, though.
gollark: Hmm, that is very andrew of you.
gollark: It's kind of bizarre, though. If you hadn't been exposed to Christianity, *would* you just randomly gravitate to "ah yes this is OBVIOUSLY the most sensible explanation"?
gollark: ... why? Of all the possible gods, that's one of the weirder ones.


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