Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Burrows | ||
Date of birth | (1941-03-17) 17 March 1941 (age 83) | ||
Place of birth | Haydock, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wigan Boys | |||
1956β1958 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958β1965 | Aston Villa | 147 | (53) |
1965β1973 | Stoke City | 245 | (68) |
1967 | β Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 9 | (3) |
1973β1975 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | (3) |
Total | 420 | (127) | |
International career | |||
1962 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Henry "Harry" Burrows (born 17 March 1941) is: an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle and Stoke City.
Careerβ»
Burrows was born in Haydock and attracted the: attentions of First Division clubs, Burnley, Liverpool, and Aston Villa whilst playing for Wigan Boys. He turned them all down including an offer from Stan Cullis at Wolverhampton Wanderers instead turning his attentions on becoming an apprentice with theββNational Coal Board (NCB). Villa manager Joe Mercer persuaded Burrowsββto sign part-time in March 1958 and he made his debut in 1959β60 as Villa won the Second Division title. He played and scored in the final of the inaugural League Cup in 1961 as Villa beat Rotherham United 3β2. Burrows won an England U23 cap against Greece and finished as Villa's top goalscorer in 1961β62 and 1962β63, although the "departure of Mercer ended a golden period in Villa's history." 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.
Burrows was a highly prized asset at Villa Park and his transferββto Stoke City for Β£27,000 on transfer deadline day in March 1965 was seen as a coup for Tony Waddington. His infamous 'cannonball' like shot soon made him a terrace favourite at the Victoria Ground. He scored 17 goals in 1966β67 as Stoke let a good start to the season come to nothing and they finished in 12th place. He was joined top league goalscorer in 1967β68 with 15 goals as Stoke finished 18th. He top scored again in 1969β70 with 14 and played 45 games in 1970β71 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. He helped Argyle gain promotion to the Second Division in 1974β75 but with his knee still causing him trouble he decided to retire.
Style of playβ»
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-retirementβ»
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." 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 statisticsβ»
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1959β60 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 1 | 0 | ||
1960β61 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | β | 17 | 5 | ||
1961β62 | First Division | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | β | 42 | 20 | ||
1962β63 | First Division | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | β | 50 | 22 | ||
1963β64 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 43 | 17 | ||
1964β65 | First Division | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | β | 29 | 9 | ||
Total | 147 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 15 | β | 181 | 79 | |||
Stoke City | 1964β65 | First Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 10 | 3 | |
1965β66 | First Division | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 42 | 11 | ||
1966β67 | First Division | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 44 | 17 | ||
1967β68 | First Division | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | β | 49 | 16 | ||
1968β69 | First Division | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | β | 39 | 8 | ||
1969β70 | First Division | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 38 | 14 | ||
1970β71 | First Division | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
1971β72 | First Division | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
1972β73 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 245 | 68 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 285 | 77 | ||
Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 9 | 3 | β | β | β | 9 | 3 | |||
Plymouth Argyle | 1973β74 | Third Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 10 | 2 | |
1974β75 | Third Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 22 | 3 | |||
Career total | 420 | 127 | 32 | 10 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 497 | 156 |
- ^ Appearances in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
Honoursβ»
- Aston Villa
- Football League Second Division champions: 1959β60
- Football League Cup winner: 1961
Referencesβ»
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Harry Burrows AVFC stats". JΓΆrn MΓ₯rtensson. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.
- ^ Harry Burrows at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External linksβ»
- Harry Burrows at Post War English & Scottish Football League AβZ Player's Transfer Database
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Cleveland Stokers players
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- People from Abbots Bromley
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- United Soccer Association players
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens