Jonny Burn
English footballer
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Jonathan David Burn (born 1 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Northern League Division Two club Darlington Town. He has played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Bristol Rovers and in the Scottish Premiership for Kilmarnock. Burn also has National League North experience with York City and Darlington, and played for Whickham in the Northern League Division One.
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Burn playing for York City in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan David Burn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre back[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Sunderland | ||
| 2013–2014 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → York City (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Darlington | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Whickham | ||
| 2020–2023 | Whitby Town | 36 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Northallerton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Darlington Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:20, 8 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Burn was born in Darlington, County Durham[5] and attended Longfield School in the town.[6]
Career
Early career
Burn began his career with the Sunderland academy at the age of 13 before joining Middlesbrough in March 2013.[7] He signed a professional contract with the club in May 2014.[8] During the 2014/2015 season Burn captained the Middlesbrough Under 21 team to win the treble, they won the Under 21 Premier League, Final Third Development Cup and The North Riding Senior Cup[9]
On 3 August 2015, Burn joined League One club Oldham Athletic on loan until 1 January 2016.[10] He made his first-team debut on 8 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 draw away to Walsall.[11] He scored his first goal on 19 September 2015, with a header in the 34th minute of a 1–1 draw away to Doncaster Rovers.[11][12]
On 24 June 2016, Burn moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[13] He made his debut on 23 July 2016, as Kilmarnock lost 2–0 at home to Greenock Morton in the Scottish League Cup.[14]
Bristol Rovers
Burn signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on 26 January 2017.[15] He made his debut on 18 February 2017 in a 1–1 draw away to Port Vale, coming on as a half-time substitute for Tom Lockyer.[16] He made his first start in a 1–0 defeat to Coventry City on 25 March 2017, and his performance drew praise from the Bristol Post, describing him as a "more than able deputy for the absent [Ryan] Sweeney".[17]
On 28 November 2017, Burn joined National League North club York City on loan until 6 January 2018.[18] He made his debut on 2 December 2017, starting in a 2–1 away defeat to Boston United.[19] Burn scored his first goal for York on 26 December 2017 with a 12-yard shot in a 4–1 away victory over North Ferriby United.[20] Having made five appearances and scored one goal, his loan was extended to the end of the 2017–18 season.[21] He finished the loan with 21 appearances and three goals[19] as York finished 11th in the table.[22]
He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2017–18 season.[23]
Non-League
Burn signed for his hometown club, Darlington of the National League North, on 22 June 2018.[24] In his first season he played 17 times, all in league competition, but left the club by mutual consent in October 2019 having failed to add to his appearance tally.[25][26]
Burn signed for Northern League club Whickham on 15 October 2019.[27] He made 12 appearances in all competitions before the season was cut short because of COVID-19.[28]
In June 2020, Burn signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.[28][29]
Burn joined Northallerton Town on 2 November 2022 on a month's loan.[30]
Burn departed Whitby Town at the end of the 2022–23 season.[31]
Following a break from football, Burn joined newly promoted Northern League Division Two side Darlington Town in June 2024.[32]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2015–16[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[11] | League One | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[33] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2016–17[33] | League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[34] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2017–18[19] | National League North | 20 | 3 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Darlington | 2018–19[25] | National League North | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[35] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Whickham | 2019–20[28] | Northern League Division One | — | 12 | ||||||||
| Whitby Town | 2020–21[36] | Northern Premier League (NPL) Premier Division |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[37] | NPL Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[38] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| Northallerton Town (loan) | 2022–23[39] | Northern League Division One | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 124 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, two in North Riding Senior Cup
