Andy Burgess (footballer)
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Andrew John Blakemore Burgess (born 10 August 1981) is an English former
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who is Chief Operating Officer of Southport F.C. in the
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.


Playing career

Born in
Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
, Bedfordshire, Burgess began his professional career in 1999 at
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...
, where he was also a trainee. He won the
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title with Rushden in 2001, and the Third Division championship in 2003, and had made 239 appearances for Rushden in six seasons when he was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 2004–05 season after he had requested a transfer in February 2005. A move to
Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...
fell through, and, a month later in July 2005, he broke his left leg in a pre-season friendly. He returned to the side in October 2005, and joined
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
shortly afterwards, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. Burgess was retained by Oxford United after relegation and a good start to the 2006–07 season saw him being praised by manager Jim Smith, who said of him after a win over
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in October 2006, "Andy's a very talented player, and he was outstanding. Some of the things that he did were really top drawer." At the end of the 2006–07 season, Burgess was named in the
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squad for the Four Nations Tournament against Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and in May 2007, he scored against Scotland in a 3–0 victory as England went on to win tournament. In August 2007, Burgess re-joined Rushden & Diamonds on a free transfer with a sell-on clause attached, signing a two-year contract. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he won the Player of the Year award at Rushden and admitted that he had sometimes made the wrong decisions in his career, saying, "I don't think there's any points having regrets. I've enjoyed my football this season as much as I have during my whole career working for Garry Hill and I think next season we can go on and achieve good things here." He was again selected for the England C squad in May 2008 and scored in the 3–0 win over Wales as England retained the Four Nations trophy. After rejecting the offer of a new contract from Rushden at the end of the 2008–09 season, Burgess signed a two-year contract with
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
in May 2009. Burgess will forever remain second on the all-time list of
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...
appearances with 333, and first on their list of appearances in the Football League, with 147. At the time of leaving, Burgess was Club Captain, and had won the 7 player of the year awards that season, including Players Player and Supporters Player. Having won the Young Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001, Burgess won every individual award available during his time at the club, in addition to two league titles, and remains a club legend. Burgess, who was born in Bedfordshire and supports Luton Town, called the transfer a "dream move". However, a
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injury sustained in late August kept Burgess out of the team for two months and, upon his return to the team, he played in just three further matches before joining
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
on a one-month loan on 26 November, with the permanent transfer taking place on 1 January 2010. Burgess left Mansfield at the end of the season by mutual consent. On 21 July 2010, he joined
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in the
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, dropping four leagues. He went on to sign for Fleetwood Town in October 2010 on an emergency basis. On 20 November 2010, Burgess joined Corby Town in the Conference North, after mutually agreeing the termination of his Chester contract. Burgess went on to sign for
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club
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in March 2011. Burgess left Woking at the end of the 2010–11 season after defeat in the play-offs, and rejoined Corby Town as player/coach for the 2011–12 season. In July 2013, Burgess signed for Stamford.


Managerial career

Burgess briefly managed Sheffield Wednesday Women in the Northern Premier Division from October 2009 until February 2010. He was formerly first-team coach at Leeds Carnegie Ladies and, prior to that, assistant manager at National Premier Division side Nottingham Forest Ladies. He was named Preston North End Women manager in June 2010. On 6 July 2012, Burgess was handed the role of First Team Manager at FA National Premier Division club Leeds United Ladies. On 31 May 2014, Burgess took up his first managerial role in men's football when he accepted the position of first team manager of North West Counties Division One club Barnton. In February 2022, Burgess was appointed interim manager of
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before being given the role on a permanent basis in April. On 1 October 2022, he was sacked with the club sitting bottom of the division. Appointed in May 2023, Burgess took up the position of Assistant Manager at
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club,
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. In October 2023, Burgess was appointed Head of Football Operations, before becoming the club's Chief Operating Officer.


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* v {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Andy 1981 births Living people Footballers from Bedford English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Woking F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players A.F.C. Liverpool players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Sheffield Wednesday L.F.C. managers Leeds Ladies F.C. managers Fylde Ladies F.C. managers Barnton F.C. managers English football coaches North West Counties Football League players Southern Football League managers 21st-century English sportsmen