Michael Burns (footballer)
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Michael John Burns in Huyton
) is an English
football
player.
He was previously a player with Liverpool
winning the FA Youth Cup
twice in 2006 and 2007. He later joined Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2007 having been signed by Sammy Lee
. He made regular appearances for the reserves whilst at Bolton's academy.
He went on trial to Gillingham in the summer of 2008 before going on trail with Carlisle United
. In January 2009 he joined Carlisle, signing an eighteen month contract. He then made his Carlisle debut on February 10, 2009 in the Football League One
clash with Walsall
.
On 21 January 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers
on loan for a month which was then extended for a second month. He appeared in all 11 games for the club during his loan period. In January 2011 Burns joined Newport County
but he was released in February 2011.
Huyton
Huyton is a suburb of Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, with some parts belonging to the borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
He was previously a player with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
winning the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
twice in 2006 and 2007. He later joined Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2007 having been signed by Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee (footballer)
Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....
. He made regular appearances for the reserves whilst at Bolton's academy.
He went on trial to Gillingham in the summer of 2008 before going on trail with Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
. In January 2009 he joined Carlisle, signing an eighteen month contract. He then made his Carlisle debut on February 10, 2009 in the Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
clash with Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
.
On 21 January 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
on loan for a month which was then extended for a second month. He appeared in all 11 games for the club during his loan period. In January 2011 Burns joined Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
but he was released in February 2011.