Allen Burns

For other people with similar names, see Alan Burns (disambiguation).

Allen Burns
Personal information
Full name	Allen Solomon Burns
Date of birth	(1870-08-31)31 August 1870
Place of birth	Steiglitz, Victoria
Date of death	8 November 1925(1925-11-08) (aged 55)
Place of death	South Melbourne, Victoria
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1898; 1901–1903	South Melbourne	40 (23)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allen Solomon Burns (31 August 1870 – 8 November 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Born in the small Victoria town of Steiglitz, Burns often played on the half-forward line, and he was noted for kicking goals from quite acute angles using what today would be known as a checkside or banana kick.[2] He was the leading goalkicker for South Melbourne in 1894.[3]

He was the younger brother of Peter Burns, a legend of the game who played with South Melbourne and Geelong. In a VFA match in 1896 where the brothers were in rival teams, Allen made a significant contribution towards South's victory over Geelong.[4]

Allen Burns died in South Melbourne at the age of 55.

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Obituary". The Record. Vol. XXX, no. 45. Victoria. 14 November 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "SOUTH MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB". The Age. No. 12, 505. Victoria. 28 March 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "GEELONG V. SOUTH MELBOURNE". Geelong Advertiser. No. 15, 355. Victoria. 25 May 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Allen Burns's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Allen Burns at AustralianFootball.com