Eddie Burns

Eddie Burns
Personal information
Full nameEdward Burns
Born16 January 1916
Died30 June 2004(2004-06-30) (aged 88)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–40 Canterbury-Bankstown 147 13 0 0 39
1940 Waratah Mayfield
1941–50 Canterbury-Bankstown 65 47 8 0 157
Total 212 60 8 0 196
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1960–62 Canterbury-Bankstown 54 24 3 27 44
1965 Canterbury-Bankstown 18 5 0 13 28
Total 72 29 3 40 40
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1964 New South Wales 2 2 0 0 100
1963 NSW City 1 1 0 0 100
Source: [1]
As of 21 January 2020

Eddie Burns (16 January 1916 – 30 June 2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the mid 20th century. A New South Wales representative prop-forward, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the NSWRFL Premiership, later becoming their coach.