Herbert Burgess

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Herbert Larry Burgess (born January 1, 1883 in Manchester; died 1954) was an English football player. Herbert was purchased from Manchester City in 1906 by Manchester United along with Jimmy Bannister and Billy Meredith.

He retired from the club in 1910. Herbert would help the club to the 1908 league championship and the 1909 FA Cup. Burgess went on into management, for a time during the 1920s he was the manager of Italian side A.C. Milan and A.S. Roma.[1][2]

Herbert also had 4 caps for England.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Tutti gli allenatori rossoneri", ClubMilan.net, 25 July 2007. 
  2. ^ RSSSF.com