Lycurgus Burrows

Lycurgus Burrows

In The Sketch, 22 April 1896
Personal information
Date of birth	(1875-06-26)26 June 1875
Place of birth	Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Date of death	23 August 1952(1952-08-23) (aged 77)
Place of death	Gosforth, England
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
	Melrose
	Woolwich Polytechnic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1892–1896	Woolwich Arsenal	10	(0)
1894–1897	Tottenham Hotspur	21	(1)
1897	Sheffield United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lycurgus Burrows (26 June 1875 – 23 August 1952) was an English semi-professional footballer who played for Woolwich Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.

Burrows was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester on 26 June 1875. With his family moving around a lot, he first started playing football in Melrose in Scotland. The family then moved down to London where Burrows was playing football for Woolwich Polytechnic when he was spotted by Woolwich Arsenal.^[1][2]

Burrows' football league debut for Arsenal was on 6 February 1894 in a match against Rotherham Town.^[2] He played ten league games with Arsenal but in the time also played for Tottenham. Burrows' final recorded league game for Arsenal was a 4–3 win against Notts County in November 1895.^[2]

For Tottenham, Burrows went on to record a total of 119 appearances and three goals. In 1897 he moved to Sheffield United.^[1] According to Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 Burrows only had a trial at Sheffield United.^[3]

He died in Gosforth on 23 August 1952.^[1]

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