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| Full name | Harold Burton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Castleford,West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2009 (2010-01) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Burton was an English professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level forLock Lane ARLFC, andWakefield Trinity, as acentre.
Harry Burton scored the firsttry when rugby league was first televised live, when Wakefield Trinity playedWigan atCentral Park on Saturday 12 January 1952.[1]
Harry Burton made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1950.