Player
Francis Burns
United 1967–1972#3Defender
- 156
- apps13 sub
- 1.28
- conceded / game
- 27%
- clean sheet rate
- 7
- goals
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Remember this? · 0–1 v Górnik Zabrze · 13 Mar 1968 · European Cup
Clean sheets and goals conceded by season
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Limited coverage of goals during seasons 68/69–69/70.
United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.
Matches where he scored
7 matchesMost goals v Leeds United — 1 · Longest scoring run: 2 in a row (27 Sep 1969–8 Oct 1969)
- 1–5@ Leeds19/02/1972
First Division
1 goal57' - 3–1v Spurs22/11/1969
First Division
1 goal40' - 3–0@ Southampton08/10/1969
First Division
1 goal49' - 5–2v West Ham27/09/1969
First Division
1 goal - 7–1v Waterford02/10/1968
European CupRound 12nd
1 goal68' - 3–0v Nott'm Forest23/03/1968
First Division
1 goal69' - 2–2v Burnley09/09/1967
First Division
1 goal86'
- 1–5L@LeedsLeedsLeeds UnitedFirst Division·19 Feb 1972 · 1971-721 goal57'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvSpursSpursTottenham HotspurFirst Division·22 Nov 1969 · 1969-701 goal40'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0W@SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFirst Division·8 Oct 1969 · 1969-701 goal49'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–2WvWest HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedFirst Division·27 Sep 1969 · 1969-701 goal1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 7–1WvWaterfordWaterfordWaterford UnitedEuropean Cup·2 Oct 1968 · 1968-691 goal68'1968-69European CupEuropean CupRound 12nd
- 3–0WvNott'm ForestNott'm ForestNottingham ForestFirst Division·23 Mar 1968 · 1967-681 goal69'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2DvBurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·9 Sep 1967 · 1967-681 goal86'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
2 recorded- from AcademyOct 1964 · Academy—
- £50kto SouthamptonJun 1972
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Slice: all competitions, per season