Mike Burgess (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Burgess | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Date of death | 17 June 2021 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Poole, England, U.K. | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
Bradford City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1953 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | (0) |
1953–1956 | Leyton Orient | 31 | (12) |
1956–1957 | Newport County | 23 | (7) |
1957–1961 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 109 | (34) |
1961– | Halifax Town | 34 | (3) |
–1966 | Gillingham | 110 | (2) |
Aldershot | 6 | (0) | |
Canterbury City[1] | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Michael Burgess (17 April 1932 – 17 June 2021) was an English professional footballer. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Burgess played for Bradford Park Avenue, Leyton Orient, Newport County, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Halifax Town, Gillingham and Aldershot during a 14-year professional career.
He joined Newport County in February 1956 as part of a deal which took Tommy Johnston to Leyton Orient for £4,000. He went on to play 23 times and score seven goals during one and a half seasons in South Wales before leaving at the end of the 1956–57 season.
On the opening day of the 1962–63 season a foul by Burgess injured Crystal Palace winger Stewart Imlach, who was making his Palace debut. This incident is recalled by Gary Imlach in his biography of his father, My Father and other Working Class Football Heroes.
Burgess died on 17 June 2021 in Dorset at the age of 89.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Mike Burgess at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- ^ "Club mourns Burgess passing". AFC Bournemouth. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Mike Burgess (1932-2021)". Gillingham F.C. 28 June 2021.
- 1932 births
- 2021 deaths
- English footballers
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Canterbury City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Soccer players from Montreal
- Association football defenders
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs