Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Edward Burns[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 December 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1965 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
1965–1969 | Skelmersdale United | ? | (?) |
1969–1974 | Blackpool | 179 | (53) |
1974–1978 | Newcastle United | 145 | (39) |
1978 | Cardiff City | 6 | (0) |
1978–1981 | Middlesbrough | 61 | (24) |
Total | 391 | (116) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Edward Burns (born 21 December 1946) is an English former professional footballer.
Career
[edit]A former England amateur international, Burns was signed to Blackpool from the very successful amateur side Skelmersdale United in 1969 by Les Shannon. Burns gained a teaching degree from the De La Salle College of Education at Hopwood Hall in Middleton, Greater Manchester. He was a striker with pace and could score goals. Indeed, he was the Seasiders' top scorer in three of his five seasons at Bloomfield Road.
He scored on his league debut, on 9 August 1969, in a 2–1 home win over Portsmouth, and helped the Tangerines to win promotion back to Division One.
On 10 June 1972, Burns scored four goals in a Blackpool's 10–0 win over Lanerossi Vicenza in the Anglo-Italian Cup, en route to an unsuccessful defence of their title in the final against Roma.[2] He had scored the extra-time winner in the previous year's final that brought the cup to his home county of Lancashire.
He was unpopular with a section of the home fans, who regarded his playing style as too individualistic,[3] and in the summer of 1974, he asked for a transfer. Newcastle United came in for his services for a £166,000 fee.[3]
It was with the Magpies that he played in the 1976 League Cup final in which they lost to Manchester City.
After four years at St James' Park, Burns had a short spell at Cardiff City as a player-coach but he never settled at the club and was allowed to return to the North East to close out his career with Middlesbrough.
Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame
[edit]Burns was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.[4] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Burns is in the 1970s.[5]
Post-retirement
[edit]Upon retiring, Burns joined Middlesbrough's coaching staff. He later became the PFA's education officer, a post he left in 2003.[6]
Honours
[edit]Blackpool
- Football League Second Division promotion: 1969–70
- Anglo-Italian Cup: 1971
Individual
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1976–77[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Micky Burns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup Final – RSSSF.com
- ^ a b Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ^ Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1st ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. pp. 78–81. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.
- ^ "The Hall of Fame – 1970's". Blackpool Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Caught in Time: Blackpool win promotion to the First Division, 1970" – TimesOnline
- ^ Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1st ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8. OCLC 1310749852.
- Joannou, Paul (1983). A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United. Newcastle United Supporters Club. ISBN 0-9508876-0-9.
- Canning, Tommy; Paul Joannou (23 October 1989). Ha'way the Lads!: Illustrated Story of Newcastle United. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1-85158-257-6.
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
External links
[edit]- Micky Burns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Burns in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame