Jack Burroughs
Scottish footballer (born 2001)
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Jack Stephen Burroughs (born 21 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Northampton Town. Born in England, he represented Scotland internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Stephen Burroughs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2025 | Coventry City | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Northampton Town | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:09, 14 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:01, 29 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Burroughs started his career in the youth system at Coventry City before making his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Forest Green Rovers coming on as a 62nd minute substitute for Jak Hickman.[3] Making his debut Jack became the first player born in this millennium to represent Coventry City. A week later, Jack signed his first professional contract at the club, joining on a two-year deal.[4]
In December 2019, Jack joined Nuneaton Borough on a one-month loan deal.[5] A year later he went on loan to Gloucester City for a month.[6]
On 6 August 2021, Burroughs joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a season long loan.[7]
On 2 June 2023, Burroughs signed a new two-year contract with Coventry City until 2025.[8]
On 10 August 2023, Burroughs joined Lincoln City on a season long loan.[9] He made his Imps debut in a 3-0 win against Wycombe Wanderers coming off the bench on 12 August 2023.[10] He scored his first goal in an EFL Trophy match against Notts County on 7 November 2023.[11]
On 20 August 2024, Burroughs joined Kilmarnock on a season long loan. In January 2025, Burroughs was recalled by Coventry and ended his loan spell with Kilmarnock. He was released following the end of the 2024–25 season..[12]
On 29 May 2025, Burroughs signed a two-year deal at Northampton Town.[13]
International career
Burroughs was selected for the Scotland under-19 team in January 2019, making his debut on 17 February against Azerbaijan in a 2–0 win.[14] His younger brother George Burroughs was also selected for Scotland a week later and made his debut on 8 February against Hungary under-17s in a 2–1 victory.[15]
Jack scored his first goal for Scotland U19s against Turkey U19s in a 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match.[16]
In May 2021, he received his first call-up to the Scotland U21s to face Northern Ireland U21 in June 2021.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 6 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[20] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[22] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2019–20[19] | Southern Premier Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2020–21[20] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2023–24[23] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 2025–26[25] | League One | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 131 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League