Michael Burns (footballer)
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Michael John Burns in Huyton
Huyton
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) is an English
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 football
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 player.

He was previously a player with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
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 winning the FA Youth Cup
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 twice in 2006 and 2007. He later joined Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2007 having been signed by Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee (footballer)
Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....

. He made regular appearances for the reserves whilst at Bolton's academy.

He went on trial to Gillingham in the summer of 2008 before going on trail with Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
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. In January 2009 he joined Carlisle, signing an eighteen month contract. He then made his Carlisle debut on February 10, 2009 in the Football League One
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 clash with Walsall
Walsall F.C.
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.

On 21 January 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
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 on loan for a month which was then extended for a second month. He appeared in all 11 games for the club during his loan period. In January 2011 Burns joined Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 but he was released in February 2011.

International career

Burns has represented England schoolboy and at Under-16 levels. He scored on his Under-16 debut in a 4-2 victory over Wales.

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