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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kenny Burns
| fullname = Kenneth Burns<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|2722|accessdateaccess-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|9|23|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]],<ref name=Hugman/> Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbrorder=onflip}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/kenny-burns/|title=Kenny Burns|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] / [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Glasgow Amateurs |
| youthyears2 = 1969–1971 | youthclubs2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] |
| years1 = 1971–1977 | clubs1 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps1 = 170 | goals1 = 45
| years2 = 1977–1981 | clubs2 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | caps2 = 137 | goals2 = 13
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| years13= 1990–1993 | clubs13= [[Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)|Ilkeston Town]] | caps13= 124 | goals13= 55
| years14 =1993 | clubs14= [[Oakham United F.C. (Nottinghamshire)|Oakham United]]
| totalcaps = 592
| nationalyears1= 1974–1981▼
| totalgoals = 122
| nationalteam1= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]▼
▲| nationalyears1 = 1974–19811974–1976
| nationalcaps1= 20 | nationalgoals1 = 1▼
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-23 football team|Scotland U23]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Scotland U23 player Burns, Kenny |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=201|website=FitbaStats|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 2
▲| nationalcaps1= 20 | nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2= 1974–1981
▲| nationalteam1nationalteam2= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps2= 20 | nationalgoals2 = 1
}}
'''Kenneth Burns''' (born 23 September 1953) is a former [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international [[association football|footballer]]. The peak of his playing career was [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], with whoemwhom he won the [[1977-781977–78 Football League]] title winningand the [[FWA Player of the Year]] award that same season. He also won two [[European Cup]]s and two [[Football League Cup]]s.
 
==RangersPlaying career==
Burns was born in [[Glasgow]], and started his career with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] as an apprentice, but did not play a senior match for the club.▼
 
HeOn leftbeing released in 1971, aged 17, he signed for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] aged 17, in 1971. He arrived at the Bluesclub as a [[defender (association football)|defender]], but was converted to [[StrikerForward (association football)#Striker|striker]] after [[Bob Latchford]] left in 1974,<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Matthews |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=76–77 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref> and won the club's Player of the Year award that same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/birmingham-citys-player-of-the-year-kenny-burns-with-his-news-photo/499593438 |title=Birmingham City Player of the Year – Kenny Burns |publisher=Getty Images |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> He earned the first of his 20 international [[capCap (footballsports)|cap]]s in that role soon afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=113756&CFID=586756&CFTOKEN=20386009 |title=Scotland National Teams Player Details: Kenny Burns |publisher=[[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] |accessdateaccess-date=3 July 2008}}</ref> ▼
▲Burns was born in [[Glasgow]], and started his career with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] as an apprentice.
 
After joining Nottingham Forest for £150,000 in 1977, he was converted back into a central defender by [[Brian Clough]] and [[Peter Thomas Taylor|Peter Taylor]]. He was one of three signings Forest made along with [[Archie Gemmill]] and [[Peter Shilton]] to add to the [[1976–77 Football League#Second Division|promotion-winning squad]] of the previous season.<ref name=hooligan>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/11/nottingham-forest-brian-clough-i-believe-in-miracles |title=Signing 'a hooligan' and a Shankly team talk: how Clough set up Forest for title |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |website=The Guardian|location=London |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> Burns was both [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] and Forest's player of the year in [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]] in his defensive role as Forest won the First Division title that season, in their first year after returning to the top flight.<ref name=Scotzine>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotzine.com/2011/08/interview-kenny-burns-nottingham-forest-scotland-legend/ |title=Interview: Kenny Burns – Nottingham Forest & Scotland legend |first=Sean |last=Graham |website=Scotzine.com |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> They also won that season's [[Football League Cup]] with a 1–0 replay victory over Liverpool; Burns collected the trophy as captain deputising for the injured [[John McGovern (footballer)|John McGovern]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Marcus |last=Alton |title=Brian Clough: Fifty Defining Fixtures |chapter=32. League Cup Final Replay |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XrLDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT104 |publisher=Amberley |date=2017 |isbn=9781445649313}}</ref> Burns was injured for the [[1979 Football League Cup Final|final]] when Forest retained the League Cup the following season.<ref>{{cite web
==Birmingham City==
|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/clough-insisted-went-bar-wouldnt-1238626
▲He left for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] aged 17, in 1971. He arrived at the Blues as a [[defender (association football)|defender]], but was converted to [[Striker (association football)|striker]] after [[Bob Latchford]] left in 1974,<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Matthews |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=76–77 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref>. He earned the first of his 20 international [[cap (football)|cap]]s in that role soon afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=113756&CFID=586756&CFTOKEN=20386009 |title=Scotland National Teams Player Details: Kenny Burns |publisher=[[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] |accessdate=3 July 2008}}</ref>
|title='Clough insisted we went to the bar... then wouldn't let us go to bed!' – How Nottingham Forest prepared for 1979 League Cup final by drinking until the early hours
|publisher=nottinghampost.com
|date=20 February 2018 |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
 
He was an influential figure in the side's European Cup campaigns over the next three seasons, his defensive partnership with [[Larry Lloyd]] instrumental to Forest's victory in the [[1979 European Cup Final|1979]] and [[1980 European Cup Final|1980]] tournaments.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} He also managed to scorescored in the second leg of the [[1979 UEFA Super Cup]] final victory against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1979/index.html/| publisher = [[UEFA]] | access-date = 5 December 2017 | title =Burns' night for Forest }}</ref> At one time he was renowned for his 'wild man' image<ref name=hooligan/> and while maintaining an aggressive nature, he also possessed a shrewd football brain and was always likely to score vital goals.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}▼
==Nottingham Forest==
After joining Nottingham Forest for £150,000 in 1977, he was converted back into a central defender by [[Brian Clough]] and [[Peter Thomas Taylor|Peter Taylor]]. Burns was voted [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] in [[1977-78 in English football|1977–78]] in his defensive role. Forest won the First Division title that season, their first season after being promoted back to the top flight.
 
He was Forest's player of the year a second time in [[1980–81 Football League#First Division|1980–81]], his last season at the [[City Ground]].
▲He was an influential figure in the side's European Cup campaigns over the next three seasons, his defensive partnership with [[Larry Lloyd]] instrumental to Forest's victory in the 1979 and 1980 tournaments. He also managed to score in the second leg of the [[1979 UEFA Super Cup]] final victory against Barcelona. At one time he was renowned for his 'wild man' image and while maintaining an aggressive nature, he also possessed a shrewd football brain and was always likely to score vital goals.
 
[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] paid Forest a £400,000 fee for Burns. He stayed with the [[Yorkshire]] side until 1984, and he was the club player of the year in [[1982–83 Football League#Second Division|1982–83]]. Burns spent 1984–85 at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], also playing a small number of games on loan at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]. His last season in the Football League was in 1985–86 at [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], before a spell at [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]] in Sweden.
Burns left the [[City Ground]] in 1981.
 
He went on to represent a string of [[non-League football|non-league]] clubs as player or [[player-coach]], finishing up as assistant manager of [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]] in 1993.<ref name=Matthews/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?sort=season_name&id=371 |title=Kenny Burns profile |publisher=[[Grantham Town F.C.]] |accessdateaccess-date=3 July 2008 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120912040040/http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?sort=season_name&id=371 |archivedatearchive-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>▼
==Leeds United==
 
Leeds paid Forest a £400,000 fee for him. He stayed with the [[Yorkshire]] side until 1984. He was the club player of the year in 1982-83.
 
==Later career==
 
He played with [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (on loan), [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] and [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]] in the latter stages of his professional career.
 
▲He went on to represent a string of [[non-League football|non-league]] clubs as player or [[player-coach]], finishing up as assistant manager of [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]] in 1993.<ref name=Matthews/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?sort=season_name&id=371 |title=Kenny Burns profile |publisher=[[Grantham Town F.C.]] |accessdate=3 July 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120912040040/http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?sort=season_name&id=371 |archivedate=12 September 2012}}</ref>
 
==Honours==
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'''Individual'''
* [[Nottingham Forest F.C.#Player of the YearSeason|Nottingham Forest Player of the Year]]: [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]], [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]
* [[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]]
 
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==External links==
*{{SFA Profile}}
 
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{{Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame}}
 
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