Fred Burton
St Kilda
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R2 1943 v NTH15 May 1943
- Most recent
- R4 1943 v FSC29 May 1943
Stats
Bio
Fred Burton was a South Australian footballer who made a brief appearance for St Kilda during the tumultuous wartime competition of 1943. Originally hailing from the SANFL, where he was associated with both West Torrens and North Adelaide, Burton found his way to the Saints likely through the movement of servicemen during the Second World War, a common pathway for interstate talent in that era. He featured in just three consecutive matches for St Kilda in May of that year, lining up against North Melbourne, Richmond, and Footscray during a difficult period for the club. While he did not impact the scoreboard and his VFL career was fleeting, Burton remains part of the unique group of interstate "fill-in" players who helped keep the league operational during the player shortages of the war years before he returned to his home state.
Profile
- Full name
- Fred J. Burton
- Born
- 04 June 1918
- Died
- 24 July 1997 (aged 79y 50d)
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionFred Burton was a South Australian footballer who made a brief appearance for St Kilda during the tumultuous wartime competition of 1943. Originally hailing from the SANFL, where he was associated with both West Torrens and North Adelaide, Burton found his way to the Saints likely through the movement of servicemen during the Second World War, a common pathway for interstate talent in that era. He featured in just three consecutive matches for St Kilda in May of that year, lining up against North Melbourne, Richmond, and Footscray during a difficult period for the club. While he did not impact the scoreboard and his VFL career was fleeting, Burton remains part of the unique group of interstate "fill-in" players who helped keep the league operational during the player shortages of the war years before he returned to his home state.