Dick Burgess Explained

Dick Burgess
Fullname:Daniel Burgess
Birth Date:23 October 1896[1]
Birth Place:Goldenhill, England
Height:[2]
Position:Inside forward
Youthclubs1:Goldenhill Wanderers
Years1:1919–1920
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:7
Goals1:4
Years2:1920–1922
Clubs2:Arsenal
Caps2:13
Goals2:1
Years3:1922–1923
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1923–1925
Caps4:77
Goals4:24
Years5:1925–1927
Clubs5:Queens Park Rangers
Caps5:46
Goals5:9
Years6:1927–1928
Clubs6:Sittingbourne
Years7:1928–1929
Clubs7:Dartford
Years8:1929–19??
Totalcaps:145
Totalgoals:38

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

Career

Burgess played for local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Port Vale in December 1918 after leaving the army.[3] He scored on 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.[3] He scored a total of four goals in seven games for the "Valeites" before moving on to Arsenal in February 1919.[3] 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 of favour at Loftus Road during the 1926–27 season. He left the Football League, spending the remainder of the decade in non-League circles at Sittingbourne, Dartford and Sheppey United.

Career statistics

Source:[3]

ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port ValeFootball League Lancashire Section1918–19740074
ArsenalFirst Division1919–20710071
First Division1920–21400040
First Division1921–22200020
Total13100131
West Ham UnitedSecond Division1922–23200020
Aberdare AthleticThird Division South1923–244214524716
Third Division South1924–253510103610
Total7724628326
Queens Park RangersThird Division South1925–2632840368
Third Division South1926–2714100141
Total46940509
Career total1453810215540

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Burgess . www.westhamstats.info . 1 November 2022.
  2. News: First Division prospects. Arsenal . The Vagrant . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 47. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.