Cam Burgess Explained

Cam Burgess
Fullname:Albert Campbell Burgess
Birth Date:21 September 1919
Birth Place:Bebington, England
Death Date:September 1978 (aged 58–59)
Position:Forward
Years1:19??–1938
Clubs1:Bromborough
Years2:1938–1948
Goals2:3
Caps2:5
Years3:1948–1951
Caps3:111
Goals3:64
Years4:1951–1953
Caps4:47
Goals4:40
Years5:1953–1954
Caps5:32
Goals5:14
Years6:1954–19??
Clubs6:Runcorn
Totalcaps:195
Totalgoals:121

Albert Campbell "Cam" Burgess (21 September 1919 – September 1978) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League for four clubs.

Playing career

Burgess was born in Bebington, Cheshire.[1] He began playing with non-league club Bromborough before joining Bolton Wanderers in February 1938, with his Football League First Division debut finally arriving against Brentford in May 1947.[2] In October 1948 he moved to Chester, where he scored 64 league goals over the next three years to currently place him as the club's sixth highest Football League goalscorer.[3]

Burgess was top scorer in two successive seasons with Crystal Palace[2] before finishing his league career at York City. He then returned to non-league football with Runcorn[4] and lived in Birkenhead until he died in September 1978.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. Ian King. April 2012. 532. Derby Books . 9781780910468.
  2. Leigh Edwards, Chester City, Shooting Stars, Darlington v Chester City matchday programme 25/11/08, p 27
  3. Web site: Club Leading Scorers . chester-city.co.uk . 2008-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090103153427/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/records.asp . 3 January 2009 . dmy .
  4. Web site: Cam Burgess. Neil Brown. 2008-12-29.