Kenneth Burns was born on 23 September 1953 and is a former Scotland international footballer.
10 Facts About Kenny Burns
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Kenny Burns won two European Cups and two Football League Cups.
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Kenny Burns was born in Glasgow and started his career with Rangers as an apprentice, but did not play a senior match for the club.
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Kenny Burns arrived at the club as a defender, but was converted to striker after Bob Latchford left in 1974, and won the club's Player of the Year award that same year.
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Kenny Burns earned the first of his 20 international caps in that role soon afterwards.
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Kenny Burns was one of three signings Forest made along with Archie Gemmill and Peter Shilton to add to the promotion-winning squad of the previous season.
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Kenny Burns was injured for the final when Forest retained the League Cup the following season.
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Kenny Burns was an influential figure in the side's European Cup campaigns over the next three seasons, his defensive partnership with Larry Lloyd instrumental to Forest's victory in the 1979 and 1980 tournaments.
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Kenny Burns scored in the second leg of the 1979 UEFA Super Cup final victory against Barcelona.
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Kenny Burns went on to represent a string of non-league clubs as player or player-coach, finishing up as assistant manager of Telford United in 1993.