| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Burgess | |||||
| Nickname | Bill | |||||
| Born | January→March 1939 (age 72–73) Barrow-in-Furness district |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Furness RUFC | ||||||
| ≤03/1961–03/1961 | Fylde RFC | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤03/1961–≤03/1961 | Lancashire | 1 | ||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 03/1961–1968 | Barrow | 222 | 179 | |||
| 1968–1970 | Salford | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Total | 266 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 99 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1962–1969 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1962–1969 | Great Britain | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Bill" Burgess (birth registered January→March 1939 (age 72–73) in Barrow-in-Furness district) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Furness RUFC, and Fylde RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow, and Salford, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
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Bill Burgess won caps for England (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1969 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1963 against Australia, in 1965 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1966 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 against France, and Australia, in 1968 against France, and while at Salford in 1969 against France.[1]
Bill Burgess won a cap for Lancashire (RU) while at Fylde, and won caps for Lancashire (RL) while at Barrow.
Bill Burgess is the son of Great Britain, England, Lancashire, and Barrow rugby league footballer, Bill Burgess.