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Herbert Burgess

Herbert Burgess

English footballer and manager


Herbert Larry Burgess (25 February 1883 – 1954) was an English footballer.

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Born in Openshaw, Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the 1903–04 season. In 1906, in the wake of a scandal regarding players' wages, Manchester City were forced into selling most of their players, and Burgess was purchased by Manchester United along with Sandy Turnbull, Jimmy Bannister and Billy Meredith. After helping the club to the 1907–08 Football League title, Burgess left the club and moved to Denmark to play for Kristiania. He then emigrated to Hungary, where he played for MTK Budapest, before becoming their manager. In the 1920s, Burgess' managerial career took him to Italy, where he became the manager of Padova. He had a two-year spell at Milan before returning to Padova, but two years later he was on the move again, this time to Roma.[1][2]

Burgess was capped four times for England.[3][4]


References

  1. "Tutti gli allenatori rossoneri". ClubMilan.net. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  2. "English Players in Italy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007.
  3. "England Player Profile: Herbert Burgess". www.englandfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2009.



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