Jamaica · 1997–2013Deon Burton
Rating
77
#19
Editorial rank of 33 for Jamaica
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Canada and Costa Rica were both beaten 1-0 in the 1997 final qualifying round with Burton scoring the goal, four in five games that took the Reggae Boyz to their first World Cup. Jamaica's Sportsman of the Year for 1997, he played at France 98, finished with 13 goals in 62 caps, and took the First Division title with Portsmouth in 2003 and League Two with Gillingham in 2013.
Career record
| 1994–1997 | Portsmouth |
| 1996–1997 | Cardiff City |
| 1997–2002 | Derby County |
| 1998–1998 | Barnsley |
| 2002–2002 | Stoke City |
| 2002–2004 | Portsmouth |
| 2003–2003 | Swindon Town |
| 2003–2003 | Walsall |
| 2004–2005 | Brentford |
| 2005–2006 | Rotherham United |
| 2006–2009 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 2008–2010 | Charlton Athletic |
Shared the era
Jamaica legends whose careers overlapped Burton's