Career
He was partially deaf, and so did not play to the whistle. His nickname of "Dizzie" was due to him continuing runs after the referee had blown. Burton began his career at Thurnscoe Victoria, moving to in March 1933, where he immediately commanded a first team place on the right wing.
He went on to have over 5 seasons of success at the club, including winning the in 1934-1935 and being runners-up in 1937-1938.
A few games into the 1938-1939 season, Burton moved to First Division. Burton played in the Wembley showpiece where they lost to underdogs Portsmouth.
This turned out to be his only season at Molineux though, as he headed south to join West Ham United in the Second Division. Burton signed for West Ham only five days after his Wembley appearance for Wolves.
In doing so he became the first player to appear in an Final and play for another club before the end of the season.
He made his debut in the last game of the season and then played in all three of West Hams games the following season before competitive football was suspended due to the Second World War. Moving back north, he did play as a guest in the Wartime Leagues for several clubs. Beginning with Doncaster, he played in 60 games scoring 11 times between 1939 and the 1941-1942 season.
He played once for Barnsley in 1941-1942, and three times the following season.
His one game with Leeds United was in the last fixture of the 1941-1942 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship). In season 1942-1943 he played 23 matches, scoring 8 times, with Chesterfield, and then in 1943-1944 he made three appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.
1944-1945 saw him with Bradford City where he got one goal in 14 matches. He died in 1977 in Sheffield.
