Mike Burgess (footballer)

Michael Burgess (17 April 1932 – 17 June 2021) was an English professional footballer. He played for Bradford (Park Avenue), Leyton Orient, Newport County, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Halifax Town, Gillingham and Aldershot during a 14-year professional career.

Mike Burgess
Personal information
Full name Michael Burgess
Date of birth (1932-04-17)17 April 1932
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death 17 June 2021(2021-06-17) (aged 89)
Place of death Poole, England
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]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Burgess was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 17 June 2021 in Dorset at the age of 89.[2][3]

Football 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.

References
  1. Mike Burgess at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. "Club mourns Burgess passing". AFC Bournemouth. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Mike Burgess (1932–2021)". Gillingham F.C. 28 June 2021.


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