David Burns (footballer, born 1958)

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David Burns
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-11-12) 12 November 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Full back/Winger
Youth career
1974–1976 Chester
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1982 Chester 78 (2)
1982–1983 Scarborough 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Burns (born 12 November 1958 in Liverpool) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester.

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Playing career

Burns was a product of the Chester youth policy and broke into the first-team in the closing stages of the 1976–77 season, making his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield on 23 April 1977 in the number 11 shirt. The campaign ended with Burns on target against Port Vale in the final of the Debenhams Cup, helping Chester to a 4–3 aggregate victory.

Despite this early success, Burns struggled to establish himself in the Chester first-team ranks and had to wait until 1980–81 before he made more than 10 league appearances in a season. His most productive season was 1981–82 when he played 32 games at either full back or on the left wing. However, at the end of the season Burns dropped out of The Football League and was signed by former teammate John Cottam at Scarborough.

Burns spent one season playing for the Seadogs in the Alliance Premier League, making 20 appearances as Scarborough finished ninth in the table.

Honours

Chester City

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