Thomas Burrows (born 1886) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton and Merthyr Town in the years prior to World War I. Burrows was born in Portsmouth and was employed at Stevens' shipyard at Weston[1] before embarking on a career as a professional footballer.
He joined Southern League champions Southampton in 1904 as third-choice goalkeeper behind George Clawley and Michael Byrne.
[2] A tall, able goalkeeper, Burrows retained his place for the first three months of the following season[3] before injury allowed Clawley to reclaim the No.
As a result of a serious injury sustained in October 1906,[1] Burrows was unable to step-up on Clawley's retirement, and had to be content to act as cover for new signing Herbert Lock.
[7] He then joined another Southern League club, Merthyr Town, where he remained as virtually an ever-present until the start of the First World War.