Matthew Brunton (20 April 1878 – 29 December 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Burnley, Preston North End, Leicester Fosse and Oldham Athletic.
[1][3] Brunton was a soldier in the South Lancashire Regiment and was bought out of the army to become a professional footballer.
[4][5] Prior to the First World War, he worked at the Burnley Corporation Baths.
[4] He served as a sergeant in the South Lancashire Regiment during the war and was wounded in the leg in January 1916.
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