Jackie Burns (footballer)

John Charles Burns (27 November 1906 – 12 June 1986) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Brentford as a left half. He represented England Amateurs at international level and holds the record for Football League appearances by an amateur (262).

Jackie Burns
Personal information
Full name John Charles Burns[1]
Date of birth 27 November 1906
Place of birth London, England
Date of death 12 June 1986(1986-06-12) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death Stubbington, England
Position(s) Left half, inside forward
Youth career
1926–1927 Crypto
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

Club career

Burns joined Third Division South club Queens Park Rangers in 1927 and made 125 appearances and scored 34 goals in a four-year spell.[1][2] He joined fellow Third Division South club 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 Third Division South title in the 1932–33 season.[3] The Second Division title and the London Senior Cup followed in the 1934–35 season,[4] which sent the Brentford into the top-flight for the first time in the club's history.[3] Burns left the club in December 1935, having made 152 appearances and scored 116 goals during his four years with the Bees.[5] He joined Athenian League club Leyton and spent two years with the club and reached the final of the 1937 FA Amateur Cup.[5] Burns spent the 1937–38 season with Athenian League club Sutton United and won the Surrey Charity Shield.[6] He also appeared for Isthmian League club London Caledonians.[6]

Representative career

Burns made his first appearances for the touring club Middlesex Wanderers in 1929, appearing in matches against Stade Français Paris and a Paris XI.[6] He returned to Paris in 1931 to take part in matches against Racing and Athletic de Paris.[6] Burns appeared on two tours of the Netherlands with Wanderers in 1932, beating Vitesse Arnhem and PSV Eindhoven along the way.[6] He also represented Corinthian.[7]

International career

Burns won his first England Amateurs cap in 1930 and made 16 appearances for the side throughout the 1930s, 9 of them as captain.[8] He scored three goals.[8]

Personal life

Burns was schooled at the London Oratory School in Chelsea, London and trained as a teacher at St Mary's College, Twickenham from 1926 to 1928.[6] After qualifying, he returned to teach at the London Oratory School.[6] A former pupil described Burns as "a kind and generous man and an excellent teacher of mathematics".[6] Burns was also an amateur boxer.[5]

Honours

Brentford

Sutton United

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 1927–28[9] Third Division South 16 5 0 0 16 5
1928–29[10] 37 12 1 1 38 13
1929–30[11] 31 2 4 2 35 4
1930–31[12] 33 10 3 2 36 12
Total 117 29 8 5 125 34
Brentford 1931–32[3] Third Division South 36 7 5 2 41 7
1932–33[3] 37 1 1 0 38 1
1933–34[3] Second Division 35 0 1 0 36 0
1934–35[3] 28 5 1 0 29 5
1935–36[3] First Division 9 1 — 9 1
Total 145 14 8 2 153 16
Career total 262 43 16 7 278 50

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 46. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Burns Jack Brentford 1935". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–373. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  5. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. "Jackie Burns – Football and Amateurism" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. "History". Middlesex-wanderers-afc.webs.com. 27 May 1907. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. "Seasonal Stats – 1927–28". QPRnet. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. "Seasonal Stats – 1928–29". QPRnet. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. "Seasonal Stats – 1929–30". QPRnet. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. "Seasonal Stats – 1930–31". QPRnet. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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