Sean Burns (footballer)
Sean Burns (born 6 October 1991 in Rutherglen) is a Scottish semi-professional football utility player who is unattached. He made over 200 Scottish League appearances for Queen's Park and was capped by Scotland at U19 level.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | St Mirren | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Airdrie United | 3 | (0) |
2011–2018 | Queen's Park | 210 | (19) |
2018–2019 | Brechin City | 30 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Forfar Athletic | 8 | (1) |
2020 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:39, 12 June 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
St Mirren
A product of the St Mirren youth system, Burns won his maiden calls into the first team squad for two late-2007–08 season matches, but remained an unused substitute during both.[2] He made his senior debut for the club as a substitute for Dennis Wyness after 72 minutes of a 2–2 Scottish Premier League draw with Falkirk on 14 February 2009.[3] Burns made two further substitute appearances during the 2008–09 season,[3] but failed to appear again before his release at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4]
Airdrie United
On 19 August 2010, Burns joined Second Division club Airdrie United on a contract running until the end of the year.[5] He made four appearances before his release.[6][7]
Queen's Park
In April 2010, Burns joined Scottish Third Division club Queen's Park on a contract running until the end of the 2010–11 season.[8] He appeared in the Spiders' Second Division play-off campaign,[1] but could not help the team to promotion.[9] Burns signed a new contract in July 2011 and remained at Hampden Park until the end of the 2017–18 season,[10] but which time he had made 265 appearances and scored 26 goals for the club.[1] He was a part of the team that was promoted from League Two at the end of the 2015–16 season and was voted the club's Player of the Year.[11][12] He also captained the team and played in every outfield position.[13][14]
Brechin City
On 27 May 2018, Burns transferred to League One club Brechin City.[15] He made 36 appearances and scored two goals during a dreadful 2018–19 season,[16] which culminated in relegation to League Two.[17] Burns departed Glebe Park at the end of the season.[18]
Forfar Athletic
On 29 May 2019, Burns joined League One club Forfar Athletic on a one-year contract.[18] He made 13 appearances and scored one goal before his departure in January 2020.[19][20]
Stenhousemuir
On 25 January 2020, Burns transferred to League Two club Stenhousemuir on a contract running until the end of the 2019–20 season.[20] He made four appearances before he was released.[19][21]
Honours
Queen's Park
- Scottish League One play-offs: 2016[9][11]
Individual
- Queen's Park Player of the Year: 2015–16[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2020
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Mirren | 2007–08[23] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2008–09[3] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2009–10[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Airdrie United | 2010–11[6] | Scottish Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Queen's Park | 2010–11[1] | Scottish Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2011–12[1] | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
2012–13[1] | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
2013–14[25] | Scottish League Two | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2014–15[26] | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
2015–16[11] | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
2016–17[27] | Scottish League One | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
2017–18[28] | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
Total | 210 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 265 | 26 | ||
Brechin City | 2018–19[16] | Scottish League One | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
Forfar Athletic | 2019–20[19] | Scottish League One | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Stenhousemuir | 2019–20[19] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 257 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 321 | 29 |
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in Scottish Third Division/Scottish League Two play-offs
- 1 appearance in Scottish Third Division play-offs, 1 appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- 2 appearances in Scottish Third Division play-offs, 1 appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- 4 appearances and 1 goal in Scottish League Two play-offs, 4 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- 2 appearances in Scottish League One play-offs, 1 appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- Sean Burns at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Sean Burns Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Sean Burns Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Burns is hot enough for Airdrie – Scottish Professional Football League". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Sean Burns Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Airdrie sign striker Ferguson – Scottish Professional Football League". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Burns out to hot-up Spiders attack – Scottish Professional Football League". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Queen's Park F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- "Queen's Park keep Sean Burns – Scottish Professional Football League". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Player of the Year – The Queen's Park Football Club". www.queensparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Blog 32 – The Club Captain and Other Matters – The Queen's Park Football Club". www.queensparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Brechin close in on Burns as Lichties eye Jamieson". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Brechin City F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- Coutts, Chris. "One in – One out at Station Park". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- Swinney, Jamie (25 January 2020). "Sean Burns joins the Warriors". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Swinney, Jamie (12 June 2020). "Players departing". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Sean Burns at the Scottish Football Association
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Burns in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
- Sean Burns at Soccerbase (St Mirren stats)
- Sean Burns at Soccerbase (Airdrie United stats)
- Sean Burns at the Scottish Football Association