Harry Burrows
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Burrows[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1941[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Haydock, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wigan Boys | |||
| 1956–1958 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 420 | (127) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 |
England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry "Harry" Burrows (born 17 March 1941)
Career
Burrows was born in
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1959–60 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| 1961–62 | First Division | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 42 | 20 | ||
| 1962–63 | First Division | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 50 | 22 | ||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | 17 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| Total | 147 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 15 | — | 181 | 79 | |||
| Stoke City | 1964–65 | First Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 11 | ||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 17 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 49 | 16 | ||
| 1968–69 | First Division | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | ||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 14 | ||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1972–73 | 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 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1973–74 | Third Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 420 | 127 | 32 | 10 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 497 | 156 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
Honours
- Aston Villa
- Football League Second Division champions: 1959–60
- Football League Cup winner: 1961
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Harry Burrows AVFC stats". Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ ISBN 1-874287554.
- ^ Harry Burrows at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Harry Burrows at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database