Kenny BURNS

Nottingham Forest

Kenny Burns - Nottingham Forest - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 01 January 1979

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    • POSITION
      Central Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 23 September 1953
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Glasgow, Scotland
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Scotland
  • CLUBS
  • Birmingham City
    • Club Career Dates
      1971-1977
    • League Debut
      Wednesday, 1st September 1971 in a 1-0 defeat at Hull City (Aged: 17)
    • Club Career
      163 League apps (+7 as sub), 45 goals
  • Leeds United
    • Club Career Dates
      1981-1984
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 17th October 1981 in a 3-1 win at home to West Bromwich Albion (Aged: 28)
    • Club Career
      54 League apps (+2 as sub), 2 goals
  • Nottingham Forest
    • Club Career Dates
      1977-1981
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 20th August 1977 in a 3-1 win at Everton (Aged: 23)
    • Club Career
      137 League apps, 13 goals
  • Derby County
    • Club Career Dates
      1983-1985
    • League Debut
      4th. April 1983 in 2-1 home win over Newcastle United.
    • Club Career
      38 League appearances 2 goals.
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Kenny BURNS - Nottingham Forest - League appearances.


Birmingham City:   1971-1972     Played   8     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1972-1973     Played   14     Scored   3   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   37     Scored   10   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   39     Scored   8   goals   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   36     Scored   5   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   36     Scored   19   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest
in July 1977.
 
Nottm. Forest:   1977-1978     Played   41     Scored   4   goals   (Division 1)
     1978-1979     Played   25     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1979-1980     Played   34     Scored   3   goals   (Division 1)
     1980-1981     Played   30     Scored   5   goals   (Division 1)
     1981-1982     Played   7     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)

Kenny Burns transferred from Nottingham Forest to Leeds United in October 1981.


1979 European Cup Final.


Nottingham Forest (1) v (0) Malmö FF. (Trevor Francis 45+1 min). Olympiastadion,

Munich, Germany. 30th May 1979.  Attendance: 68,000.

Nottingham Forest:

1. Peter Shilton (GK), 2. Viv Anderson, 5. Larry Lloyd, 6. Kenny Burns, 3. Frank Clark,

7. Trevor Francis, 4. John McGovern (c), 8. Ian Bowyer, 11. John Robertson,

9. Garry Birtles, 10.Tony Woodcock.

Malmo FF

1. Jan Möller (GK), 2. Roland Andersson, 4. Kent Jönsson, 5. Magnus Andersson,

3. Ingemar Erlandsson,  8. Robert Prytz,  6. Staffan Tapper (c) (14. Claes Malmberg 34 min),

7. Anders Ljungberg, 11. Jan-Olov Kindvall, 10. Tore Cervin,

9. Tommy Hansson (13. Tommy Andersson 82 min).

 

In the 1st. round Forest beat the defending Champions Liverpool. 2-0 at home, 0-0 away.

And then beat AEK Athens (2nd rd), Zurich Grasshoppers (Quarter-final) and F.C. Köln

in the semi-finals (3-3 home and 1-0 away). Tony Woodcock would soon join Cologne

1979–1982 1. FC Köln 81 games (28 goals) and 1986–1988 1. FC Köln 49 games (11 goals).

 

1980 European Cup Final.

Nottingham Forest (1) v (0) Hamburger SV.  (John Robertson 20 min). Bernabéu Stadium

Madrid, Spain.  28th May 1980.  Attendance: 51,000.

Nottingham Forest:

  1. Peter Shilton (GK), 2. Viv Anderson, 5. Larry Lloyd, 6. Kenny Burns, 3. Frank Gray (Bryn Gunn 78 min),

  8. Ian Bowyer, 4. John McGovern (c), 10. Gary Mills (12. John O'Hare 67 min), 7. Martin O'Neill,

11. John Robertson, 9. Garry Birtles.

Hamburg:

1. Rudi Kargus (GK), 5. Ivan Buljan, 3. Peter Nogly (c), 4. Ditmar Jakobs, 2. Manfred Kaltz,

6. Holger Hieronymus (14. Horst Hrubesch 46 min), 10. Felix Magath, 8. Caspar Memering,

7. Kevin Keegan, 11. Willi Reimann, 9. Jürgen Milewski.