David Burrows (footballer)

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David Burrows

Personal information
Full name	David Burrows
Date of birth	25 October 1968 (1968-10-25) (age 43)
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1988	West Bromwich Albion	46	(1)
1988–1993	Liverpool	146	(3)
1993–1994	West Ham United	29	(1)
1994–1995	Everton	19	(0)
1995–2000	Coventry City	111	(0)
2000–2001	Birmingham City	25	(0)
2001–2003	Sheffield Wednesday	21	(0)
National team
1989–1990	England U-21	7	(0)
1990–1991	England B	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Burrows (born Dudley, 25 October 1968) is an English former footballer. During his career he played for West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, West Ham United, Everton, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as the England Under-21 and B teams. As a Liverpool player he won the Football League, the FA Cup and twice won the Charity Shield.

Playing career

Burrows completed an apprenticeship at West Bromwich Albion and signed professional forms with the club as a 17 year-old in 1985, after a period in the Tipton Town youth team. He spent three years at The Hawthorns, playing 46 times and scoring one goal. He was signed by Liverpool £550,000 in October 1988, making his debut two days later in a 0–0 draw against Coventry City at Anfield. Vying for a place with Steve Staunton, meant that Burrows' first team opportunities were limited in his first season at Liverpool.

Burrows, an England under-21 international, joined his team-mates in mourning for the 96 fans who lost their lives at the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989. He along with the rest of Liverpool Football Club were commended for the way they conducted themselves after the disaster and he attended numerous funerals and comforted the victims' families and friends. At this time he was not regularly featuring in the team, with the equally inexperienced Steve Staunton enjoying an extended run at left back which lasted through to the end of the season, including the 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Everton in which Barry Venison was selected for a place on the substitute's bench ahead of Burrows.

The following year, with Staunton more frequently deployed in midfield and manager Dalglish prepared to rotate his squad more, Burrows played on a more regular basis and won his first honour with Liverpool when they clinched the League title, finishing nine points clear of Aston Villa. When Dalglish quit in 1991 and was replaced by Graeme Souness, Burrows found his chances more restricted, though he did score his first Liverpool goal on 31 August 1991 in a 3-1 victory over Everton at Anfield. Later that season he was picked by Souness for the 1992 FA Cup Final, which Liverpool won, beating Sunderland 2-0 at Wembley.

Burrows left for West Ham United in September 1993, along with Mike Marsh, as part of a deal that took Julian Dicks to Anfield. Burrows had appeared 193 times for the Reds, scoring three goals. Burrows made his West Ham debut in September 1993, just a day after joining them, in a 2–0 league win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.^[1] He spent just a single year at Upton Park, appearing 35 times scoring twice. He was used a bargaining tool for the return of Tony Cottee from Everton. Burrows joined Everton in September 1994, but his time at Goodison Park was short lived. He spent just six months at Everton, playing 23 times, before he was on the move again, this time to Coventry City.

Burrows joined Ron Atkinson's Coventry side in March 1995 for a fee of £1.1 million. He again made a quick début, appearing two days after signing in a 0–0 league draw with Southampton at the Dell. He suffered frequent injury during his four years at Highfield Road, but still made 130 appearances.

In 2000 he couldn't regain his place in the City line-up after returning from injury and unable to agree a new deal with the club, he moved again to Coventry's Midland rivals Birmingham City, whom he joined on in June 2000, on a free transfer. He made his debut in September, 2000 in a 1–0 league victory over Sheffield United at St Andrews. He spent less than two years at Birmingham, playing 30 matches.

In March, 2002, Sheffield Wednesday signed Burrows on a free transfer and yet again he made a quick début, this time the following day, in a 0–0 league draw against Gillingham at Hillsborough. Injuries once again dogged Burrows as he injured both his collarbone and hamstring whilst at Sheffield Wednesday, forcing him to quit the professional game in May 2003.

Retirement

Burrows briefly played some amateur football before emigrating with his wife and three children to live in South-West France. He now plays recreational football in the Dordogne.

Honours

• Charity Shield: 1989, 1990
• Division 1 (Level 1): 1990
• FA Cup: 1992

Runner-up

• Division 1 (Level 1): 1989
• Charity Shield: 1992

References

1. ^ Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics David Burrows

External links

• Official Liverpool FC profile
• LFCHistory.net profile
• David Burrows career stats at Soccerbase
• David Burrows index at Sporting-heroes.net

Persondata
Name	Burrows, David
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	October 25, 1968
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Date of death
Place of death