Adrian Mark Burrows (born 16 January 1959) is a retired English footballer who played as a centre back.He began his career as an apprentice with Mansfield Town, and progressed through the club's youth system to make his first team debut in 1979. He made 78 league appearances over the next three years, scoring six goals, before moving to Northampton Town. After 88 league appearances in two years he wrote to Plymouth Argyle manager Johnny Hore to ask for a trial.