[1] He made his first team league debut at the end of the 2009–10 season, replacing teammate Mark Corcoran as a 75th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Raith Rovers.
He also represented Partick Thistle in the 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, during which the team reached the semi-finals.
[2][3] Burns featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the 2011–12 season, such as a 2–0 defeat away to Blyth Spartans.
[4] On 16 September 2011 he agreed a 93-day loan move to Scottish Junior side Clydebank.
[6] After his release from Partick in the summer of 2012, Burns signed for West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow however the player rejoined Clydebank in March 2013.