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'{{for|the American television and radio host|Kenny Burns (entertainer)}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kenny Burns | fullname = Kenneth Burns | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|9|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/kenny-burns/</ref> | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] / [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1971–1977 | years2 = 1977–1981 | years3 = 1981–1984 | years4 = 1984–1985 | years5 = 1984–1985 | years6 = 1985–1986 | years7 = 1986 | years8 = 1986–1988 | years9 = 1988 | years10 = 1988–1989 | years11 = 1989 | years12 = 1989–1990 | years13 = 1990–1993 | years14 =1993 | clubs1 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | clubs2 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | clubs3 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | clubs4 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] | clubs5 = → [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (loan) | clubs6 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] | clubs7 = [[IF Elfsborg]] | clubs8 = [[Ashfield United F.C.|Sutton Town]] | clubs9 = [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] | clubs10 = [[Grantham Town F.C.|Grantham Town]] | clubs11 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] | clubs12 = [[Willenhall Town F.C.|Willenhall Town]] | clubs13 = [[Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)|Ilkeston Town]] | clubs14 =[[Oakham United F.C. (Nottinghamshire)|Oakham United]] | caps1 = 170 | goals1 = 45 | caps2 = 137 | goals2 = 13 | caps3 = 56 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | caps8 = ? | goals8 = ? | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0 | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 5 | caps11 = ? | goals11 = ? | caps12 = 21 | goals12 = 0 | caps13 = 124 | goals13 = 55 | caps14 = ? | goals14 = ? | nationalyears1= 1974–1981 | nationalteam1= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] | nationalcaps1= 20 | nationalgoals1 = 1 }} '''Kenneth "Kenny" Burns''' (born 23 September 1953) is a former [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international [[association football|football]]er, most famous for his time with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], where he played a vital role in their [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] successes. Burns was born in [[Glasgow]], and started his career with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] as an apprentice but 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 |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=76–77 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref> and 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> However, 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 proved a great success in his new role and was voted [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] in [[1977-78 in English football|1977–78]], as Forest won the First Division title. 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. Burns left the [[City Ground]] in 1981 when Forest accepted a £400,000 offer from [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] for him. He stayed with the [[Yorkshire]] side until 1984 and 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}}</ref> At this moment in time, he is currently a self-styled ambassador to Nottingham Forest. He writes articles for the Nottingham Post newspaper which are completely biased towards Nottingham Forest, much to the hilarity of Derby County fans due to the ridiculous nature of the content. It is quite clear that over the years, he has eaten too many pies and his 5 ft 11 in stature could quite easily be mistaken for his relative width, so much so that his face has often been mistaken for a rogue asteroid. ==Honours== ;Nottingham Forest *[[Football League First Division|First Division]]: [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]] *[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]: [[1978 Football League Cup Final|1977–78]], [[1979 Football League Cup Final|1978–79]] *[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1978 FA Charity Shield|1978]] *[[European Cup]]: [[1979 European Cup Final|1978–79]], [[1980 European Cup Final|1979–80]] *[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]: [[1979 UEFA Super Cup|1979]] ;Individual * [[Nottingham Forest F.C.#Player of the Year|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]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{SFA Profile}} {{Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year}} {{Nottingham Forest F.C. Player of the Year}} {{Scotland Squad 1978 World Cup}} {{FWA Footballer of the Year}} {{Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Kenny}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Glasgow]] [[Category:Scottish footballers]] [[Category:Scotland international footballers]] [[Category:Rangers F.C. players]] [[Category:Birmingham City F.C. players]] [[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players]] [[Category:Leeds United F.C. players]] [[Category:Derby County F.C. players]] [[Category:Notts County F.C. players]] [[Category:Barnsley F.C. players]] [[Category:IF Elfsborg players]] [[Category:Ashfield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Stafford Rangers F.C. players]] [[Category:Grantham Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]] [[Category:Willenhall Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. 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