Charlie Burgess

Charlie Burgess

Personal information
Full name	Charles Burgess[1]
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth	Church Lawton, England[1]
Date of death	1956[1]
Place of death	Hartshill, England
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Butt Lane Swifts
1901–1908	Stoke	179	(0)
1908–1910	Manchester City	32	(0)
Total		211	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Charles "Charlie" Burgess (1883 – 1956) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Burgess was born in Church Lawton and played amateur football with Butt Lane Swifts before joining Stoke in 1901, he apparently signed the contract with Stoke whilst sitting on a haystack at his father's farm.^[1] He soon became a regular member of Horace Austerberry's squad at a time when Stoke were struggling financially it came as a welcome relief to find a very capable local player. He was a solid defender who produce some had but fair challenges on opponents.^[1] He remained with Stoke until they went bankrupt in 1908 and Burgess joined Manchester City after making 195 appearances for Stoke. His time at Hyde Road was hampered by a knee injury which eventually caused him to retire.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Charlie Burgess profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1901–02	3	0	1	0	4	0
	1902–03	31	0	4	0	35	0
	1903–04	22	0	0	0	22	0
	1904–05	15	0	0	0	15	0
	1905–06	35	0	2	0	37	0
	1906–07	36	0	3	0	39	0
	1907–08	37	0	6	0	43	0
	Total	179	0	16	0	195	0
Manchester City	1908–09	26	0	0	0	26	0
	1909–10	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1910–11	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	32	0	0	0	32	0
Career Total		211	0	16	0	227	0

Honours

Manchester City

• Football League Second Division: 1909–10

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.