Liam Burns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Burns | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Port Vale | 119 | (0) |
| 2004 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sligo Rovers | 60 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Bohemians | 55 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Dundalk | 56 | (3) |
| 2011 | Bohemians | 32 | (1) |
| 2012 | Dundalk | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 354 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Northern Ireland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Dundalk (interim) | ||
| 2024 | Dundalk (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liam Burns (born 30 October 1978) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He was also the interim manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.
He started his career in England with Port Vale, playing over 100 games in the English Football League for the club between 1997 and 2004. He then spent brief spells with Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Kidderminster Harriers, and Forest Green Rovers, before moving to Ireland in 2005 to sign with Sligo Rovers. He helped Sligo to the League of Ireland First Division title in 2005 before moving on to Bohemians the following year. The club finished as League of Ireland Cup runners-up in 2007, and then League of Ireland and FAI Cup champions in 2008. He switched to Dundalk in 2009. He returned to Bohemians in 2011 before joining Dundalk for a second time in January 2012, retiring at the end of that season, he remained at Dundalk as part of the coaching staff after his retirement. He was appointed as Dundalk's interim manager twice in 2024, after the sacking of Stephen O'Donnell in April & after Noel King stepped down in May.