Bill Burgess (rugby league, born 1897)
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| Full name | William Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1897 Barrow-in-Furness district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Burgess (second ¼ 1897[4] – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Background
Bill Burgess' birth was registered in Barrow-in-Furness district, Lancashire, England.
International honours
Bill Burgess won caps for England while at Barrow in 1923 against Wales, in 1924 against Other Nationalities, in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1928 against Wales, and in 1930 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1926-27 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1929-30 against Australia (2 matches).[3]
Honoured at Barrow Raiders
Bill Burgess is a Barrow Raiders Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
Genealogical Information
Bill Burgess was the father of the rugby league footballer; Bill Burgess.
Outside of rugby league
Following his retirement from playing rugby league, Bill Burgess was the Landlord of the Washington Hotel,[6] Roose Road, Barrow-in-Furness
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "washpub.co.uk". washpub.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.[dead link]
