Lycurgus Burrows (26 June 1875 – 23 August 1952) was an English semi-professional footballer who played for Woolwich Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.
Career 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.
Burrows' football league debut for Arsenal was on 6 February 1894 in a match against Rotherham Town. 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.
For Tottenham, Burrows went on to record a total of 119 appearances and three goals. In 1897 he moved to Sheffield United. According to Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 Burrows only had a trial at Sheffield United.
He died in Gosforth on 23 August 1952.
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