Allen Solomon Burns (31 August 1870 – 8 November 1925) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
South Melbourne Football Club in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Born in the small
Victoria town of
Steiglitz, Burns often played on the half-forward line, and was noted for kicking goals from quite acute angles. He was the leading goalkicker for South Melbourne in 1894.
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.
Allen Burns died in
South Melbourne at the age of 55.
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1870 births
1925 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Sydney Swans players
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