T. E. Burridge 1881 – 1965

Biography

T. E. Burridge was born on April 30, 1881, in London, during a vibrant period of English football’s development. He would go on to become an English footballer, contributing to the sport during a formative era when the game was establishing itself as a central part of British culture and leisure.

Throughout his life, Burridge remained connected to English football, pursuing a career in the sport during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His involvement in the game reflected the growing professionalization of football during this period, when players began to earn their livelihoods from the sport they loved.

Burridge spent his final years in Chatham, where he passed away on September 16, 1965, at the age of eighty-four. His long life spanned most of the Victorian era and well into the modern period, allowing him to witness tremendous changes in both society and the football world he knew.