Chris Burns (footballer)

Chris Burns
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-11-09) 9 November 1967 (age 57)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brockworth Albion
Sharpness
1988–1991 Cheltenham Town
1990–1994 Portsmouth 90 (10)
1993 → Swansea City (loan) 4
1995 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 14 (1)
1995 Swansea City 5
1995–1996 Northampton Town 66 (9)
1996–1999 Gloucester City 151 (23)
1999–2001 Forest Green Rovers 68 (5)
2001–2006 Gloucester City 160 (18)
2006–2008 Cinderford Town
2008–2009 UD Horadada
2009–2010 Cirencester Town
Managerial career
2001–2006 Gloucester City (player-manager)
Cinderford Town (player-manager)
2014 Bishop's Cleeve
2014–2018 Brockworth Albion (player-manager)
2020– Stonehouse Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Burns (born 9 November 1967) is an English former footballer.

Burns formerly played for UD Horadada, who compete in the Valencian Preferente in Spain, but in January 2009 left the club on mutual terms due to the economic down turn as the main board members, property developers Piensa, went into liquidation and forced Horadada to cut back dramatically.

Burns helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.

Burns is currently manager of Hellenic League One West side Stonehouse Town. Burns is also signed on as a player for the Gloucestershire-based side.

In April 2014, Burns replaced John Brough as manager at Southern League side Bishop's Cleeve.[1] However, he resigned from the role in June 2014.[2] A month later he was named manager of Brockworth Albion.

In 2020, Burns was appointed manager of Stonehouse Town in the Hellenic League Division One West.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chris Burns approached for Bishop's Cleeve manager's job". Gloucestershire Echo. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Chris Burns resigns after brief reign as Bishop's Cleeve boss". Gloucestershire Echo. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Former Portsmouth, Swansea City and Northampton Town midfielder makes comeback, aged 52". Gloucestershire Live. 16 October 2020.