14 Facts About Horace Burrows

Horace Burrows was a professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday.

Horace Burrows played for the England national football team on three occasions.

Horace Burrows was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield on 11 March 1910, as a youth he won honours with Nottinghamshire Schools and played for local club Sutton Junction FC In February 1929 he was offered a trial by Division Three South side Coventry City and was signed on after a successful tryout.

Horace Burrows never managed to break into the Coventry first team and after a year was forced to drop back to playing Non-League football with Mansfield Town who at that time were in the Midland Football League.

Horace Burrows had a successful year at Mansfield playing 44 games and helping them get elected to The Football League.

Horace Burrows found it impossible to force his way into the Wednesday side at left half, initially being kept out by Gavin Malloch.

Horace Burrows eventually made his debut on 27 December 1932 against Manchester City and became Wednesday's regular left half for the next six seasons up to the outbreak of World War II.

Horace Burrows played in 136 consecutive games for Wednesday from April 1933 till March 1936.

Horace Burrows subsequently played as Wednesday won the 1935 FA Charity Shield.

Horace Burrows was capped three times by England in this period, being first called up in May 1934 against Hungary.

At the outbreak of war, Horace Burrows continued to play for Wednesday in the wartime leagues and work in a sports shop that he had opened in his home town of Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Horace Burrows played 49 wartime games for Wednesday and several as a guest for Millwall before being called up in January 1942 and joining the Sherwood Foresters.

Horace Burrows fought and was injured in the First Battle of El Alamein.

Horace Burrows continued to run his shop until his death on 22 March 1969.