Full name Alan Burton Years Team Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Alan Burton Current team Marine F.C. | |
Date of birth (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 24) | ||
Alan Burton (born 22 February 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Blackpool, Burton played youth football with Accrington Stanley, and joined Evo-Stik League Premier Division club Marine on loan in September 2009, scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances. He became the first player to sign up after the transfer embargo placed on Accrington Stanley was lifted.
Burton had a second spell on loan at Marine in February 2011.
He made his debut for Accrington Stanley in the Football League on 7 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes against Burton Albion. In May 2012, Burton was released from Accrington after being told his contract would not be renewed.
He re-signed for Marine on a permanent contract in August 2012, before moving to Skelmersdale United in June 2013. He returned to Marine in November 2015. He was released by the club in August 2017.