Daryl Burgess (born 24 January 1971 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, AFC Rochdale, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough and Bromsgrove Rovers F.C., where he was also assistant manager.

Daryl Burgess
Personal information
Full name Daryl Burgess[1]
Date of birth (1971-01-24) 24 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth

Birmingham, England

[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–1989 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2001 West Bromwich Albion 332 (10)
2001–2003 Northampton Town 61 (2)
2003–2005 Rochdale 56 (0)
2005–2006 Kidderminster Harriers 34 (0)
2006–2008 Nuneaton Borough 29 (0)
2008 Bromsgrove Rovers 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2008

Career edit

Burgess began his career at West Bromwich Albion, where he made his debut during the 1989–90 season. He spent 14 years at WBA, and played nearly 400 first-team games for the Baggies, mostly as central defender or right-back. He was released by West Bromwich in 2001, and then joined Northampton Town.

In 2003, Burgess joined Rochdale on a free transfer. After two seasons at Rochdale, he moved back to the West Midlands to join Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference. He left Kidderminster at the end of the 2005–06 season and signed for Nuneaton Borough, and later joined Bromsgrove in January 2008.

In a 21-year playing career (1987–2008) Burgess amassed a grand total of 507 senior appearances for his 3 football league clubs plus another 50 for Kidderminster and he also played in 120 reserve and intermediate games for WBA.

Coaching career edit

In 2008, Burgess started his own soccer school 'Total Football Premier Coaching' [2] with his ex WBA teammate Richard Sneekes and also DJs at various venues around the country.

Personal life edit

He is currently still living in Birmingham with his wife Catrina, daughters Olivia and Alannah.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 68. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ^ "Total Football - Premier coaching". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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