Tosher Burns

Tosher Burns
Personal information
Full name William Burns
Date of birth (1902-12-29)29 December 1902
Place of birth Newtownards, Irish
Date of death September 1984 (aged 81)
Place of death Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Youth career
– Nortonville
– Ulster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Ards ? (?)
1922–1925 Glentoran 109 (13)
1925–1926 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0)
1926–1927 Shelbourne 8 (0)
1927 Philadelphia Celtic 4 (2)
1927–1928 J & P Coats 4 (0)
1928 Shelbourne 8 (0)
1928 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (0)
1928–1929 Ards ? (5)
1929 Workington ? (?)
1929–1931 Ards ? (12)
1931–1932 Glentoran 29 (6)
1932–1933 Ards United ? (?)
1933–1935 Ards ? (22)
1935–1936 Belfast St. Peters ? (?)
Total ? (?)
International career
1924 Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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