Burton United F.C.
| Full name | Burton United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1901 |
| Dissolved | 1910 |
| Ground | Peel Croft, Burton upon Trent |
Burton United Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent in England. The club was established in 1901 by a merger of Burton Swifts and Burton Wanderers, and folded in 1910. Between 1901 and 1907 the club were members of the Football League.
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History
The club was formed in 1901 when Burton Swifts merged with Burton Wanderers. Swifts had played in the Football League since 1892, whilst Wanderers had been Football League members between 1894 and 1897 but were now members of the Midland League. It was unusual for a smaller town such as Burton to host two Football League clubs so it was hoped the merger would see an upturn in fortunes for the United club.
The new club took Swifts' place in the Second Division of the Football League and took over residence at their Peel Croft home. However, the new club failed to achieve success, and never finished above 10th place or made it past the first round of the FA Cup. In the 1904–05 and 1905–06 seasons the club finished in second last place, and in 1906–07 finished bottom. At the end of the season the club failed to win re-election, losing their Football League place to Fulham.[1] Following the re-election meeting Burslem Port Vale resigned from the League, and although United applied to take their place, it was instead offered to and accepted by Oldham Athletic.[2]
The club dropped into the Birmingham & District League, and in 1909 also became members of the Southern League. At the end of the 1909–10 season the club finished bottom of the Birmingham & District League and second bottom of their Southern League division, and subsequently folded.
Burton All Saints, who had been established around the same time as United, were left as the town's main team. They became Burton Town in 1924, and after folding in 1940, were succeeded by Burton Albion in 1950.
Records
References
- ↑ Dave Twydell (2001) Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles , Yore Publications, p13, ISBN 1874427984
- ↑ Twydell, p7
External links
- Burton United at the Football Club History Database
- Burton All Saints at the Football Club History Database
- Burton Town at the Football Club History Database
- Burton United Historical Kits
- Use dmy dates from May 2015
- Use British English from May 2015
- Burton United F.C.
- Defunct Football League clubs
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Burton upon Trent
- Association football clubs established in 1901
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1910
- Football clubs in Staffordshire
- 1901 establishments in England
- 1910 disestablishments in England
- Southern Football League clubs
