Kevin Burgess (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Matthew Burgess[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Redcar Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Darlington | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Whitby Town | ||
| 2015–2018 | Darlington[a] | 77 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 287 | (18) |
| 2018–2019 | Scarborough Athletic | 35 | (3) |
| 2019– | Marske United | 111 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 15 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Matthew Burgess (born 8 January 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Marske United of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He appeared in the Football League for Darlington in 2007.
Burgess was born in Middlesbrough,[1] and began his football career as a youngster with Middlesbrough F.C.[5] He joined Darlington in January 2007,[1][6] and after impressing in the reserves, made his debut on the final day of the season, as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 defeat at home to Stockport County.[7][8]
His contract was extended for another season,[7] and he was given a squad number,[9] but his only first-team appearance was as a substitute in the FA Cup,[10] and he spent the last few weeks of the season on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.[11][12] On his release from Darlington, he was promptly signed up by that club's former Quakers' defender Phil Brumwell for the 2008–09 season.[13][14]
Burgess rejoined Darlington from Whitby Town prior to the 2015–16 season, and was appointed captain when Gary Brown joined Shildon.[15] Burgess kept the captaincy when Brown returned early in the season,[16] and they formed a strong defence together which helped Darlington become Northern Premier League champions, thus earning promotion to the Conference North.[17]
He was made available for transfer in September 2017,[18] and returned to Whitby Town in December on a month's loan.[19]
Darlington cancelled Burgess's contract in June 2018 and he signed for Scarborough Athletic of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[20] In June 2019, Burgess joined Marske United.[21]
