Jim Burns (footballer)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{For|the current footballer|Jamie Burns}}

{{other people||James Burns (disambiguation){{!}}James Burns}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2010}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Jim Burns

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|8|10|df=y}}

|birth_place = Stirling, Scotland

|position = Defender

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1962–1967

| years2 = 1967–1976

| years3 =1976–1980

| clubs1 = Cowdenbeath

| clubs2 = Clyde

| clubs3 = Stirling Albion

| caps1 = 170 | goals1 = 24 | caps2 = 270 | goals2 = 19 | caps3 = 66 | goals3 = 0 | totalcaps = 506 | totalgoals = 43

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James Burns (born 10 August 1943) is a Scottish former footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player12/jimburns.htm |title=Jim Burns |access-date=17 July 2015 |work= Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}

Burns, a defender, began his career with Cowdenbeath. He made over 200 appearances for them before joining Clyde in 1967. Burns spent 9 years with the Glasgow club, and made over 300 appearances, making him one of the club's finest servants. Burns left Clyde in 1976 to join Stirling Albion. He retired in 1980, and became a coach at Stirling.