Dick Burgess

Daniel Burgess (23 October 1896 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Dick Burgess

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Burgess
Date of birth	(1896-10-23)23 October 1896
Place of birth	Goldenhill, England
Date of death	1983 (aged 86–87)
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Burgess played for local side Goldenhill Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in December 1918 after leaving the army.[1] 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.[1] He scored a total of four goals in seven games for the "Valeites", before moving on to Arsenal in February 1919.[1] 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

Source:[2][1]

Club	Division	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
			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

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 47. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Dick Burgess at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)