Roy Burns (footballer)

Roy Burns (6 October 1916 – 20 November 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Roy Burns
Personal information
Full name Roy Burns
Date of birth (1916-10-06)6 October 1916
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England[1]
Date of death 20 November 1983(1983-11-20) (aged 67)
Place of death Petersfield, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside-right[1]
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Port Vale 2 (0)
1936 Bournemouth Trams
1936–1937 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 18 (3)
Bournemouth Trams
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Burns began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made a first-team appearance for the club before joining Port Vale in October 1935.[1] He failed to nail down a regular place. He played just two Second Division games, defeats to Leicester City at Filbert Street and Swansea Town at The Old Recreation Ground in November 1935, before having his contract cancelled in January 1936.[1] He moved to Bournemouth to play for Bournemouth Trams, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and once more with Bournemouth Trams.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1935–36 Second Division 20000020
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1936–37 Third Division South 1832040213

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 48. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Boscombe. £4,000 stand". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Roy Burns at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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