Sunday, 16 March 2025

FORMER YEOVIL LOANEE BURN HEADS HOME MAGPIES OPENER IN HISTORIC FINAL

 After being called up to the England squad for the first time ever, Dan Burn created another piece of personal history as he headed home Newcastle United's opening goal in the Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool, which ended the Magpies' 70 year wait for domestic silverware. 

However, it wasn't the first time that Burn had scored at Wembley, as he found the target for Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One Play-off final against Brentford - which ultimately proved to be decisive. 

Burn had started his career with Darlington in 2009, and earned himself a move to Fulham - one year after the Quakers had been relegated from the Football League. In September 2012, he joined the Glovers on loan under Gary Johnson in September, initially for a month; however, it would later be extended for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. 

The campaign saw Yeovil upset the odds to reach the League One Play-offs and were due to face a highly fancied Sheffield United side in the semi-finals. The Glovers lost the first leg with the Blades 1-0 at Bramall Lane before recording a major shock in the second leg at Huish Park to win 2-0 to reach the final. 

In the final Brentford lay in wait for Yeovil, and they raced into an early lead when Paddy Madden fired them in front in the sixth minute. Three minutes before half-time, Burn headed home a corner from Sam Foley to double the Glovers' lead. 

Harlee Dean equalised for the Bees in the second half, but Yeovil held on to win 2-1 and secure promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history. 

Burn joined Birmingham City on loan in the 2013-14 season and later had spells with Wigan Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion before he signed for his boyhood heroes Newcastle in 2022 for a fee of £13million.