Roy Burns (footballer)

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

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.

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]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1935–36	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1936–37	Third Division South	18	3	2	0	4	0	21	3

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