Cam Burgess

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Albert Campbell "Cam" Burgess (21 September 1919 – September 1978) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League for four clubs.

Playing career

Burgess was born in Bebington, Cheshire.[1] He began playing with non-league club Bromborough before joining Bolton Wanderers in February 1938, with his Football League First Division debut finally arriving against Brentford in May 1947.[2] In October 1948 he moved to Chester, where he scored 64 league goals over the next three years to currently place him as the club's sixth highest Football League goalscorer.[3]

Burgess was top scorer in two successive seasons with Crystal Palace[2] before finishing his league career at York City. He then returned to non-league football with Runcorn[4] and lived in Birkenhead until he died in September 1978.[2]

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