Andy Burgess

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Andy Burgess
Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Blakemore Burgess
Date of birth	10 August 1981 (1981-08-10) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bedford, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Luton Town
Number	TBA
Youth career
?–1999	Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–	Rushden & Diamonds Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds Luton Town	207 (23) 055 0(7) 079 0(6) 000 0(0)
National team2
2007–	England C	008 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 26 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16:22, 26 May 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew John Blakemore "Andy" Burgess (born 10 August 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Luton Town as a midfielder.

[edit] Club career

Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, Burgess began his professional career in 1999 at Rushden & Diamonds, where he was also a trainee.^[1] He won the Football Conference title with Rushden in 2001,^[2] and the Third Division championship in 2003,^[3] and had made 184 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.^[4] A move to Swansea City fell through,^[5] and, a month later in July 2005, he broke his left leg in a pre-season friendly.^[6] He returned to the side in October 2005,^[7] and joined Oxford United shortly afterwards, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.^[8]

He, along with John Dempster, had the dubious claim to fame to have played for both of the clubs that were relegated from the Football League in 2006, having been teammates at both Rushden and Oxford.^[9] 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 York City in October 2006, "Andy's a very talented player, and he was outstanding. Some of the things that he did were really top drawer...".^[10]

At the end of the 2006–07 season, Burgess was named in the England National Game XI squad for the Four Nations Tournament against Ireland, Wales and Scotland,^[11] 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.^[12] 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."^[13]

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.^[14]

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 in May 2009.^[15] Burgess, who was born in Bedfordshire and supports Luton Town, called the transfer a "dream move".^[16]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andy Burgess career stats at Soccerbase

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