Jackie Burns (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Charles Burns | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 1986 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Stubbington, England | ||
| Playing position | Left half, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1931 | Queens Park Rangers | 117 | (29) |
| 1931–1935 | Brentford | 145 | (14) |
| 1935–1937 | Leyton | ||
| 1937–1938 | Sutton United | ||
| London Caledonians | |||
| National team | |||
| 1930–1935 | England Amateurs | 16 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Charles 'Jackie' Burns (27 November 1906 – 12 June 1986) was an English amateur football left half and teacher who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. He represented England Amateurs at international level and holds the record for Football League appearances by an amateur (263).
Burns joined Division Three South side Queens Park Rangers in 1927, making 125 appearances and scoring 34 goals in a four-year spell. He joined fellow Division Three South side and West London rivals Brentford in 1931 at the beginning of the most successful period of the club's history, which began with Harry Curtis' team winning the Division Three South title in the 1932–33 season. The Division Two title and the London Senior Cup followed in the 1934–35 season, sending the Brentford into the top-flight for the first time in the club's history. Burns left the club in December 1935, having made 152 appearances and scored 116 goals during his four years with the Bees. He joined Athenian League side Leyton, spending two years with the club and reaching the final of the 1937 FA Amateur Cup. Burns spent the 1937–38 season with Athenian League side Sutton United, winning the Surrey Charity Shield. He also appeared for Isthmian League side London Caledonians.
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