Harry Burrows

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Harry Burrows
Personal information
Full name Henry Burrows [1]
Date of birth (1941-03-17) 17 March 1941 (age 82) [1]
Place of birth Haydock, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Wigan Boys
1956–1958 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1965 Aston Villa 147 (53)
1965–1973 Stoke City 245 (68)
1967 → Cleveland Stokers (loan) 9 (3)
1973–1975 Plymouth Argyle 19 (3)
Total420(127)
International career
1962 England U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry "Harry" Burrows (born 17 March 1941) [2] is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle and Stoke City. [1] [3]

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Career

Burrows was born in Haydock and attracted the attentions of First Division clubs, Burnley, Liverpool, and Aston Villa whilst playing for Wigan Boys. [3] He turned them all down including an offer from Stan Cullis at Wolverhampton Wanderers instead turning his attentions on becoming an apprentice with the National Coal Board (NCB). [3] Villa manager Joe Mercer persuaded Burrows to sign part-time in March 1958 and he made his debut in 1959–60 as Villa won the Second Division title. [3] He played and scored in the final of the inaugural League Cup in 1961 as Villa beat Rotherham United 3–2. [3] Burrows won an England U23 cap against Greece and finished as Villa's top goalscorer in 1961–62 and 1962–63, although the departure of Mercer ended a golden period in Villa's history. [3] The signings of new manager Dick Taylor all earned a higher basic wage then the existing Villa players which caused friction and one by one the players departed and Villa would end up languishing in the Third Division. [3]

Burrows was a highly prized asset at Villa Park and his transfer to Stoke City for £27,000 on transfer deadline day in March 1965 was seen as a coup for Tony Waddington. [3] His infamous 'cannonball' like shot soon made him a terrace favourite at the Victoria Ground. [3] He scored 17 goals in 1966–67 as Stoke let a good start to the season come to nothing and they finished in 12th place. [3] He was joined top league goalscorer in 1967–68 with 15 goals as Stoke finished 18th. He top scored again in 1969–70 with 14 and played 45 games in 1970–71 as Stoke lost out to Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final. Injuries led to Burrows being released on a free transfer in the summer of 1973 and signed for Plymouth Argyle. [3] He helped Argyle gain promotion to the Second Division in 1974–75 but with his knee still causing him trouble he decided to retire. [3]

Style of play

Burrows could play in all forward positions but was most regularly played as an out and out winger. He was renowned for his pace and powerful left foot shot.

Post-retirement

On his retirement Burrows returned to Staffordshire and ran a carpet business, a pub and a post office and occasionally turned out in charity matches. [3] Burrows lived for a number of years in the Staffordshire village of Abbots Bromley where he is still the president of the local football club, the Abbots Bromley Stags.

Career statistics

Source: [4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 1959–60 Second Division 1000——10
1960–61 First Division 1120063—175
1961–62 First Division34134334—4220
1962–63 First Division39163284—5022
1963–64 First Division40162011—4317
1964–65 First Division2262053—299
Total147531152315—18179
Stoke City 1964–65 First Division1030000—103
1965–66 First Division3691052—4211
1966–67 First Division42171010—4417
1967–68 First Division42152051—4916
1968–69 First Division3544400—398
1969–70 First Division34143010—3814
1970–71 First Division34581102 [lower-alpha 1] 1457
1971–72 First Division10120004 [lower-alpha 2] 0161
1972–73 First Division2000000020
Total245682151336128577
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967 United Soccer Association 93———93
Plymouth Argyle 1973–74 Third Division 920010—102
1974–75 Third Division1010020—121
Total1930030—223
Career total4201273210391861497156
  1. ↑ Appearances in Texaco Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup

Honours

Aston Villa

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Harry Burrows AVFC stats". Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN   1-874287554.
  4. ↑ Harry Burrows at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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