Full name William Burns Role Footballer Name Tosher Burns | Years Team | |
Date of birth (1902-12-29)29 December 1902 Date of death September 1984 (aged 81) Died September 1984, Newtownards, United Kingdom | ||
Place of birth Newtownards, Irish | ||
William "Tosher" Burns (29 December 1902 – September 1984) was an Irish international footballer who played professionally in Ireland, England and the United States as a centre back.
Career
Born in Newtownards, Burns began his career in his native Ireland with the youth teams of Nortonville and Ulster. He began his senior career in November 1921 with Ards, and later played for Glentoran, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Shelbourne, Philadelphia Celtic, J & P Coats, Workington, Ards United and Belfast St. Peters.
Burns also earned one international cap for Ireland in 1924.
References
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