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Kenny Burns Biography and Timeline
Follow Kenny Burns through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Kenny Burns, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1978–1979Years on this page
1978
Nottingham Forest 1978 First Division Title - Kenny Burns
Kenny Burns represented Nottingham Forest during the season ending in 1978, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a defender, Kenny Burns combined marking and positional discipline with support for passing from the back.
1979
European Cup Centre Half Display
Kenny Burns formed part of Nottingham Forest's imposing defence in the 1979 European Cup final. He contributed to the clean sheet that enabled the team to defeat Malmö FF 1-0.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.