Alan Burwell (born December 1942) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Great Britain (Under-24s) and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers and Canterbury-Bankstown (captain), as a or .
Alan Burwell's birth was registered in Hull district, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he worked as a chemist at Reckitt and Colman, Dansom Lane South, Kingston upon Hull.
Alan Burwell won a cap(s) for Great Britain Under-24s against France Under-24s at Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne, France during 1966, and appeared as a substitute in Great Britain's 3âÂÂ11 defeat by Australia 1967âÂÂ68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Station Road, Swinton, England on 9 December 1967, he played as a and scored a try in the 22âÂÂ13 victory over France at Parc des Princes, Paris, France on 11 February 1968, he played as a and scored 2-tries in the 19âÂÂ8 victory over France at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, England on 2 March 1968, he played as a in the 10âÂÂ25 defeat by Australia in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 25 May 1968, he played as a in the 2âÂÂ7 defeat by France in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand on 2 June 1968, he played as a and scored 2-tries in the 38âÂÂ14 victory over New Zealand in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 8 June 1968, he played as a and scored a try in the 34âÂÂ10 victory over France at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, England on 30 November 1968 and played as a in the 9âÂÂ13 defeat by France at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France on 2 February 1969.
Alan Burwell won a cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Hull Kingston Rovers.
Alan Burwell played in Hull Kingston Rovers' 13âÂÂ10 victory over Huddersfield in the Eastern Division Championship Final during the 1962âÂÂ63 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 10 November 1962.
Alan Burwell played and scored a long-distance solo try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 5âÂÂ13 defeat by Widnes in the 1963âÂÂ64 Challenge Cup Final during the 1963âÂÂ64 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1964, in front of a crowd of 84,488.
Alan Burwell played and scored a try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 25âÂÂ12 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1966 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1966âÂÂ67 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966, played and scored a try in the 8âÂÂ7 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1967 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1967âÂÂ68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 14 October 1967, and played right- in Hull Kingston Rovers' 11âÂÂ15 defeat by Leeds in the 1975 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1975âÂÂ76 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975.