Burgess was born in
Bebington, Cheshire. 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. 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. Burgess was top scorer in two successive seasons with
Crystal Palace and lived in
Birkenhead until he died in September 1978. ==External links==