| First: | RU |
| Bill Burgess | |
| Fullname: | William Burgess |
| Birth Date: | first ¼ |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness district, England |
| Death Date: | 11 06 2024 |
| Ru Club1: | Furness RUFC |
| Ru Club2: | Fylde |
| Ru Year2start: | ≤03/1961 |
| Ru Year2end: | 03/61 |
| Club1: | Barrow |
| Year1start: | 03/1961 |
| Year1end: | 68 |
| Appearances1: | 222 |
| Tries1: | 179 |
| Points1: | 537 |
| Club2: | Salford |
| Year2start: | 1968 |
| Year2end: | 70 |
| Appearances2: | 44 |
| Tries2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 99 |
| Ru Teama: | Lancashire |
| Ru Yearastart: | ≤03/1961 |
| Ru Yearaend: | ≤03/61 |
| Ru Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Teama: | Lancashire |
| Yearastart: | ≥03/1961 |
| Yearaend: | ≥03/61 |
| Appearancesa: | 11 |
| Triesa: | 10 |
| Teamb: | England |
| Yearbstart: | 1962 |
| Yearbend: | 69 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 3 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 9 |
| Teamc: | Great Britain |
| Yearcstart: | 1962 |
| Yearcend: | 69 |
| Appearancesc: | 14 |
| Triesc: | 8 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 24 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 22 May 2012 |
| Source: | [1] [2] [3] |
William Burgess (birth registered first ¼ 1939) is an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Furness RUFChttp://frufc.net/, and Fylde, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow and Salford, as a, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1]
Bill Burgess' birth was registered in Barrow-in-Furness district, Lancashire, England.
Bill Burgess won caps for England (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1969 against Wales, and France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1963 against Australia, in 1965 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1966 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 against France, and Australia, in 1968 against France, and while at Salford in 1969 against France.[3]
Bill Burgess won a cap for Lancashire (RU) while at Fylde, and won caps for Lancashire (RL) while at Barrow.
Bill Burgess played in Barrow's 12–17 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 19–6667 Challenge Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967,[4] and played in Salford's 6–11 defeat by Castleford in the 1968–69 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969.
Bill Burgess is third in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 179-tries.[5]
Bill Burgess is a Barrow Raiders Hall of Fame inductee.[6]
Bill Burgess is the son of the rugby league footballer; Bill Burgess.