Dick Burgess
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Burgess | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Goldenhill, England | ||
Date of death | 1983 (aged 86–87) | ||
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Goldenhill Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1920 | Port Vale | 7 | (4) |
1920–1922 | Arsenal | 13 | (1) |
1922–1923 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
1923–1925 | Aberdare Athletic | 77 | (24) |
1925–1927 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | (9) |
1927–1928 | Sittingbourne | ||
1928–1929 | Dartford | ||
1929–19?? | Sheppey United | ||
Total | 145 | (38) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Burgess (23 October 1896 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Playing career
Burgess played for local side Goldenhill Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in December 1918 after leaving the army.[2] He scored one his debut at inside-right in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United in a Football League Lancashire Section match at the Old Recreation Ground on 14 December 1918.[2] He scored a total of four goals in seven games for the "Valeites", before moving on to Arsenal in February 1919.[2] He spent three seasons at Highbury, scoring one goal from 13 First Division games. He spent the 1922–23 season with West Ham United, but featured in just two Second Division matches. He finally found regular first-team football at Aberdare Athletic, scoring 24 goals in 77 Third Division South across the 1923–24 and 1924–25 campaigns. He returned to London to play for Queens Park Rangers, scoring 8 eight goals in 32 Third Division South fixtures across the 1925–26 campaign. However he fell out favour at Loftus Road during the 1926–27 season and left the Football League, spending the remainder of the decade in non-league circles at Sittingbourne, Dartford and Sheppey United.
Statistics
Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | Football League Lancashire Section | 1918–19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Arsenal | First Division | 1919–20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
First Division | 1920–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
First Division | 1921–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
West Ham United | Second Division | 1922–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Aberdare Athletic | Third Division South | 1923–24 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 16 |
Third Division South | 1924–25 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
Total | 77 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 26 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | Third Division South | 1925–26 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
Third Division South | 1926–27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Total | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
Career total | 145 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 155 | 40 |
References
- ^ The Vagrant (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 47. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Dick Burgess at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- 1896 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Goldenhill
- English footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Sheppey United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I