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Horace
Burrows |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F
3:
A 4
33% successful
1934-35
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Horace Burrows |
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Born |
11 March 1910 in
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [registered in
Mansfield, June 1910]. The 1939 register does state that he was born
on 10 March 1909 - no registration confirms this.
Reported as living in Stanton Hill in 1930 |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911 census,
Horace is the youngest of eight children to John and Mary, living at 30
Reform Street in Sutton-in-Ashfield. His father is a coal mine hewer. |
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According to the
1939 register, Horace, a professional footballer, is married to Kathleen
(records blocked). They live at 'Howardene', on Peveril Drive in
Sutton-in-Ashfield, with John and Ann Butler.
The British Phone Books reveal that between 1948 and 1959, Horace
Burrows Sports Outfitter has his shop at 84 Outram Street in
Sutton-in-Ashfield, telephone number 216. From 1960, the shop had moved to
91 Outram Street, same phone number. By 1966 though, the number had
changed to 5816. The number had upgraded to 57816 between 1975 and 1977.
By 1982, it was 557816. |
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Married |
to Kathleen
Butler, on 19 May 1934
[registered in Mansfield, June 1934]. Postponed from
8 May, so that Burrows could accompany England on their tour of East
Europe. One son, Brian E. (b.29 June 1937). |
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Died |
22 March 1969 in
Hillsborough, Sutton-in-Ashfield,
aged
59 years 11 days
[registered in Mansfield, June 1969]. The house was
built for Burrows in 1939. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st. [1931]. 5'
9", 11st.
7lbs [1939]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Represented
Nottinghamshire schools and onto Sutton Junction FC. Coventry City FC
signed him in February 1930. Mansfield Town FC signed him on 15 May 1930. A
year later, on 1 May 1931, Sheffield Wednesday FC paid £350 to take
him there. Following 233 league appearances in which he scored
eight goals, he retired during WW2 after becoming the club captain
in 1939. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1934-35; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the
596th
players (596) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 192,
10 May 1934,
Hungary 2
England 1,
an end-of-season tour match at
Stadion Üllõi út,
Ferencváros, Budapest, aged
24 years
60 days. |
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Last match |
No. 198, 18 May
1935,
Netherlands
0 England 1,
an end-of-season tour match at Olympisch
Stadion, Stadionbuurt, Amsterdam, aged 25 years 68 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Burrows became the
thirtieth Nottinghamshirian to represent England. |
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Beyond England |
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Horace opened a sports shop in the war
years, which he ran until his death. The shop was run by his son, Plymouth
Argyle player, Adrian Burrows. The shop was at 84 Outram Street (and later
91 Outram Street) in
Sutton-in-Ashfield, and only closed down recently. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.55. |
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Horace Burrows - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
270 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Horace Burrows
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Horace Burrows
- Match History
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Club:
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- three full appearances (270 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - three full appearances (270 min)x
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Notes
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