DAN IS BURN-ING BRIGHTLY

DAN Burn's rise from Non-League prospect to Newcastle United history maker and England international has caught many by surprise - not least those he once shared a dressing room with at Darlington.

- Mark Carruthers

After earning a trial with the then-League Two club, the Northumberland born defender took his first serious steps into the professional game with the Quakers following their relegation into the National League.

His early performances captured the attention of a number of clubs and it was Premier League side Fulham that won the race for his services by completing a deal that reportedly netted the current National League North play-off challengers around £350,000.

That kickstarted a career that took Burn to the likes of Birmingham City and Brighton before he returned to the North East with Newcastle in a £13m deal in January 2022.

Representing the club he supported as a boy has already surpassed expectations for the powerful centre-back after he led the Magpies into the Champions League and scored at Wembley as they ended their 70-year wait for major domestic silverware with a Carabao Cup Final win against Liverpool last weekend.