- Paul Burns
Football player infobox
playername= Paul Burns
fullname = Paul Burns
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|5|18
cityofbirth = Irvine
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|meters=1.76
weight =
currentclub = Queen of the South
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
years = 2000–
clubs = Queen of the South
caps(goals) = 140 (10)
pcupdate = 3 September, 2008Paul Burns (born
18 May 1984 ) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays forScottish 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.Career
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 sideGlenafton 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.Queen of the South
Burns followed in the footsteps of another Irvine born footballer, George Hamilton, by playing for Queen of the South as a young man. Having signed for Queen of the South Youths in 2000, Burns was promoted to the senior side in 2002.
Burns made his first team debut in a league match against Arbroath on
18 March 2003 , three years after joining theDumfries side. He came on as a 84 minute substitute forEric Paton . [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=386034 Queen of Sth 3-0 Arbroath] Soccerbase, 18 March, 2003] His first goal came verses Ross County in a 3-0 League Cup victory on23 September 2003 . [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=401389 Ross County 0-3 Queen of Sth] Soccerbase, 23 September, 2003] 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 was a member of the starting eleven that topped theScottish First Division , the first time Queens had done so in fifty years, thanks to a 3-2 win over Inverness in October 2003.Affectionately known as 'Burnsy', he 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 atPalmerston 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 fromSteve Tosh , Sean O'Connor and John Stewart ensured Queen of the South played in their first Scottish Cup final on24 May 2008 atHampden Park . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7341879.stm Queen of the South 4-3 Aberdeen] BBC Sport, 12 April, 2008] Burns played in the final as Queens went down 3-2 to Rangers despite a battling second half performance. Queens finished 2007-08 in fourth place in Scottish football's second flight.In 2008-09 Paul Burns played in both of Queens'
UEFA Cup 2nd qualification round games. In the top of table clash at home against Livingston on4th October Burns hit the Queens sixth goal of the day. The 6-1 victory saw Queens go top in the First Division for the first time in five years.He is now, since the retirement of
Colin Scott , Queens' longest serving player over one period at the club.Career statistics
"Correct as of
7 September 2008 "References
External links
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