| Allen Burns | |
| Fullname: | Allen Solomon Burns |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Steiglitz, Victoria |
| Death Place: | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Years1: | 1897–1898; 1901–1903 |
| Games Goals1: | 40 (23) |
| Statsend: | 1903 |
Allen Solomon Burns (31 August 1870 – 8 November 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Born in the small Victoria town of Steiglitz, Burns often played on the half-forward line, and he was noted for kicking goals from quite acute angles using what today would be known as a checkside or banana kick.[2] He was the leading goalkicker for South Melbourne in 1894.[3]
He was the younger brother of Peter Burns, a legend of the game who played with South Melbourne and Geelong. In a VFA match in 1896 where the brothers were in rival teams, Allen made a significant contribution towards South's victory over Geelong.[4]
Allen Burns died in South Melbourne at the age of 55.