Paul Burns

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Paul Burns
Personal information
Full name Paul Burns
Date of birth May 18, 1984 (1984-05-18) (age 24)
Place of birth    Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Queen of the South
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002– Queen of the South 135 (10)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 May, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Paul Burns (born 18 May 1984 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South. He plays on the right side of midfield but can be deployed on either wing or in a central role.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Born in the local maternity hospital in Irvine, but brought up in Cumnock, he is the grandson of the late Mick Morran, who served Ayrshire Junior side Glenafton Athletic as physiotherapist for thirty-five years.

Burns played for a number of youth teams, inlcuding the same Ayr Valspar boys club side as the current Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot. It was whilst playing with them that he was spotted by Queen of the South and signed up as a sixteen year old.

[edit] Queen of the South

Semi final result on the scoreboard at Hampden Park
Semi final result on the scoreboard at Hampden Park

Burns made his first team debut in a league match against Arbroath on 18 March 2003, three years after joining the Dumfries side. He came on as a 84 minute substitute for Eric Paton.[1] His first goal came verses Ross County in a 3-0 League Cup victory on 23 September 2003.[2] He became a popular player amongst the fans due to his committed performances and his hard, crowd pleasing tackles.

Early on in his spell in Dumfries he was a member of the starting eleven that topped the Scottish First Division, the first time Queens had done so in fifty years, thanks to a 3-2 win over Inverness in October 2003.

Burns made his 100th start in a Queens shirt in a league defeat to Hamilton Academical on the 18th of August 2007 and was rewarded with a presentation at Palmerston Park before Queens' league match against Livingston a week later.

Burns scored the second goal for Queens in the thrilling 4-3 victory over Aberdeen in the semi final of the 2008 Scottish Cup. This goal along with others from Steve Tosh, Sean O'Connor and John Stewart ensured Queen of the South will play in their first Scottish Cup final on 24 May 2008 at Hampden Park.[3]

He is now, with the departure of Colin Scott, Queen of the South's longest serving player.

[edit] Career statistics

Correct as of 25 May 2008

Club Performance
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other[4] Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Queen of the South 2007-08 28 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 34 7
2006-07 18 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 24 0
2005-06 33 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 36 5
2004-05 23 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 29 1
2003-04 29 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 34 1
2002-03 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 135 10 14 2 6 1 5 1 161 14

[edit] References

  1. ^ Queen of Sth 3-0 Arbroath Soccerbase, 18 March, 2003
  2. ^ Ross County 0-3 Queen of Sth Soccerbase, 23 September, 2003
  3. ^ Queen of the South 4-3 Aberdeen BBC Sport, 12 April, 2008
  4. ^ Other includes Scottish Challenge Cup and UEFA Cup matches

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GK Grindlay • DF Aitken • DF Harris • DF McQuilken • DF Reid • DF Thomson • MF Burns • MF MacFarlane • MF McCann • MF Robertson • MF Scally • MF Tosh • FW Dobbie • FW Kean • FW O'Connor • Manager: Chisholm