| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Burns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glasgow Amateurs | |||
| 1969–1971 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1977 | Birmingham City | 170 | (45) |
| 1977–1981 | Nottingham Forest | 137 | (13) |
| 1981–1984 | Leeds United | 56 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Derby County | 38 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | → Notts County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Barnsley | 21 | (0) |
| 1986 | IF Elfsborg | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Sutton Town | ||
| 1988 | Stafford Rangers | 5 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Grantham Town | 18 | (5) |
| 1989 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1989–1990 | Willenhall Town | 21 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Ilkeston Town | 124 | (55) |
| 1993 | Oakham United | ||
| Total | 592 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Scotland U23[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 1974–1981 | Scotland | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Burns (born 23 September 1953) is a former Scotland international footballer. The peak of his playing career was Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the 1977–78 Football League title and the FWA Player of the Year award. He also won two European Cups and two Football League Cups.