Andy Burgess

Andy Burgess

Born 10 August 1981 (Age 17 at debut)

Position: Midfielder

(Diamonds player #114)

Total appearances 333 – 34 goals

(287 League, 16 FA Cup, 30 Others)

First spell

Debut:

22 December 1998 (Away Farnborough)

Final game:

2 January 2006 (Home Bristol Rovers)

Second spell

Debut:

25 August 2007 (Away Torquay United)

Final game:

26 April 2009 (Home Woking)

Andy joined the Youth set-up at Nene Park on 21 July 1997 as a fifteen year old trainee after being released by Luton Town’s youth academy. He impressed during the youth team games and at the age of 17, got his chance to make his debut for the first team in a League Cup tie at Farnborough on 22.December 1998, coming on as a second half substitute, A year later, he had risen through the youth team ranks to becoming an influential first team regular. He proved his versatility during his time at Nene Park, playing in central midfield or on either wing (and did play at left back earlier in his career), adding important flexibility to the squad.

He made his league debut for the Diamonds in the 1999/2000 season, and went on to feature in the Conference winning season in 2000/2001, starting in 37 of the games that season. He then helped the team reach the play-off final in the 2001/2002 season, but missed the trip to the Millennium Stadium due to suspension. He then featured for the team that won the Division Three title in 2003, and started in 42 games in Division Two the following season.

Andy Burgess keeps ahead of George Friend

After more than 200 appearances for the Diamonds, Burgess left on 12 January 2006 and signed for fellow Conference side Oxford United for an undisclosed fee in a deal which also saw John Dempster move to Oxford. After some eighteen months and 50 appearances for the U’s however, he returned to Nene Park on 6 August 2007.

Up until the end of the 2007/2008 season, he had scored 25 league goals for the club and made over 250 appearances, taking him into third place in the overall appearances totals for Rushden & Diamonds. A very successful season in 2007/2008 was marked by a number of awards including the Fans “player of the season” award, plus a number of appearances for the England “C” team. At the start of the 2008/2009 season, he was named as Rushden & Diamonds Club Captain and also assumed the role of team captain following the departure of Curtis Woodhouse. During that season he appeared in 40 league games, with a number of games missed after he sustained a fractured eye socket in an FA Trophy game.

Andy Burgess sets off on another attack

After his two year contract at the club expired, he signed for Luton Town in July 2009 – the club he had supported as a young boy. Andy had made 333 appearances for Diamonds, scoring 34 goals during his tenure at Nene Park. Only Garry Butterworth has played more games, while he also made more appearances in the Football League for the club than any other player.

After just 8 games for the Hatters however, injury problems and a change of management saw him sign for Mansfield Town on 26 November 2009, on an end-of-season loan deal. Although he was expected to sign a permanent deal, financial restraints meant he was released in the summer. On 21 July 2010, he signed for Northern Premier Division One North side Chester, but struggled with part-time football and left the club in late October. Andy was training with Conference side Fleetwood Town during early November in an effort to regain full fitness, and joined Conference North side Corby Town on 18 November 2010. After being released by Corby in order to reduce the wage bill, he joined Conference North side Droylsden on 18 January 2011, but remained there only 6 weeks. On 8 March 2011, Andy joined Conference South side Woking, and helped them into the end of season play-offs. On 26 May 2011, he returned to Conference North side Corby Town, where he took up the role of player/coach before leaving before the end of the season.

On 6 July 2012, he was appointed manager of Leeds United Ladies FC having had previous experience of Women’s Football at Kettering Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds Carnegie, Nottm Forest and Preston North End. After a period away from the playing side, Andy joined NPL Premier side Stamford AFC during mid-July 2013 for their pre-season programme, and secured a deal at the end of the month. He left during November, and joined North West Counties Premier side AFC Liverpool on 24 November 2013. On 1 June 2014, Andy was unveiled as manager of newly promoted North West Counties Division One side Barnton. He left there for a brief while before rejoining as Assistant Manager, but in October 2017 he took up a coaching role with Widnes FC, combining this with working for the Accrington Stanley academy. After a spell as a Recruitment Manager for Mansfield Town in 2019/20 and for South Shields in 2021, he joined Manchester City as an Academy Coach early in 2022. In February 2022 he was appointed as the interim Manager at AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

Appearances

1998/1999

ET2

22.12.98

Farnborough Tn (A)

as sub

1999/2000

NT2

23.11.99

Telford Utd (H)

as sub

FAC2r

30.11.99

Ilkeston Town (H)

FAC3

12.12.99

Sheffield Utd (A)

FAC3r

21.12.99

Sheffield Utd (H)

Conf

27.12.99

Stevenage Boro (H)

as sub

FAT3

15.1.00

Bath City (A)

as sub

Conf

22.1.00

Forest Green (A)

as sub

Conf

29.1.00

Northwich Vic (H)

1 goal

Conf

12.2.00

Dover Athletic (A)

as sub

Conf

15.2.00

Forest Green (H)

as sub

Conf

19.2.00

Doncaster Rvrs (A)

Conf

22.2.00

Hednesford Tn (H)

Conf

4.3.00

Kingstonian (A)

as sub

Conf

7.3.00

Yeovil Town (H)

as sub

1 goal

FAT6r

14.3.00

Sutton Utd (H)

as sub

Conf

18.3.00

Sutton Utd (H)

1 goal

Conf

25.3.00

Hereford Utd (H)

Conf

28.3.00

Kettering Town (H)

Conf

1.4.00

Nuneaton Boro (H)

1 goal

Conf

4.4.00

Morecambe (H)

Conf

8.4.00

Kidderminster (A)

Conf

22.4.00

Southport (A)

as sub

Conf

29.4.00

Scarborough (H)

Conf

1.5.00

Welling (A)

1 goal

Conf

6.5.00

Doncaster Rvrs (H)

2000/2001

Conf

19.8.00

Chester City (H)

Conf

21.8.00

Hednesford Tn (A)

1 goal

Conf

26.8.00

Dagenham&Red (A)

1 goal

Conf

28.8.00

Southport (H)

1 goal

Conf

2.9.00

Telford Utd (A)

Conf

5.9.00

Stevenage Boro (H)

1 goal

Conf

9.9.00

Forest Green (H)

Conf

12.9.00

Scarborough (A)

Conf

16.9.00

Woking (A)

Conf

23.9.00

Kettering Town (H)

Conf

26.9.00

Dagenham&Red (H)

1 goal

Conf

30.9.00

Kingstonian (A)

Conf

3.10.00

Leigh RMI (A)

Conf

8.10.00

Boston Utd (H)

Conf

14.10.00

Hereford Utd (A)

Conf

21.10.00

Morecambe (A)

Conf

31.10.00

Hayes (H)

as sub

Conf

4.11.00

Yeovil Town (H)

as sub

Conf

11.11.00

Doncaster Rvrs (A)

as sub

FAC1

17.11.00

Luton Town (A)

LDV1

28.11.00

Barnet (A)

Conf

9.12.00

Hayes (A)

Conf

16.12.00

Hednesford Tn (H)

NWT3

19.12.00

Kingstonian (A)

Conf

26.12.00

Nuneaton Boro (A)

Conf

1.1.01

Nuneaton Boro (H)

Conf

6.1.01

Southport (A)

1 goal

FAT3

13.1.01

Hayes (A)

FAT4

3.2.01

Marine (A)

1 goal

Conf

10.2.01

Forest Green (A)

Conf

17.2.01

Scarborough (H)

1 goal

Conf

20.2.01

Northwich Vic (H)

FAT5

24.2.01

Forest Green (A)

Conf

3.3.01

Woking (H)

Conf

10.3.01

Boston Utd (A)

Conf

13.3.01

Kettering Town (A)

Conf

17.3.01

Kingstonian (H)

Conf

25.3.01

Northwich Vic (A)

Conf

31.3.01

Leigh RMI (H)

Conf

7.4.01

Morecambe (H)

Conf

14.4.01

Hereford Utd (A)

Conf

16.4.01

Doncaster Rvrs (H)

Conf

21.4.01

Yeovil Town (A)

Conf

24.4.01

Telford Utd (H)

Conf

28.4.01

Dover Athletic (H)

Conf

5.5.01

Chester City (A)

2001/2002 – squad number 11

D3

1.9.01

Oxford Utd (A)

as sub

D3

8.9.01

Southend Utd (H)

WC2

11.9.01

Crewe Alex (A)

D3

15.9.01

Leyton Orient (A)

D3

18.9.01

Torquay Utd (H)

D3

22.9.01

Cheltenham Tn (H)

D3

25.9.01

Exeter City (A)

D3

29.9.01

Darlington (A)

D3

5.10.01

Hartlepool Utd (H)

D3

13.10.01

Rochdale (A)

LDV1

16.10.01

Cardiff City (A)

as sub

D3

20.10.01

Hull City (H)

2 goals

D3

27.10.01

Mansfield Town(H)

1 goal

D3

10.11.01

Halifax Town (A)

FAC1

17.11.01

Worcester City (A)

D3

20.11.01

Scunthorpe Utd(H)

FAC2

8.12.01

Brighton &HA (A)

as sub

MCF

12.12.01

Peterborough (H)

D3

15.12.01

Luton Town (A)

D3

22.12.01

Carlisle Utd (H)

D3

26.12.01

Southend Utd (A)

D3

12.1.02

Lincoln City (A)

as sub

D3

19.1.02

York City (H)

as sub

D3

22.1.02

Carlisle Utd (A)

as sub

D3

16.2.02

Rochdale (H)

D3

23.2.02

Leyton Orient (H)

D3

26.2.02

Torquay Utd (A)

D3

2.3.02

Cheltenham Tn (A)

D3

5.3.02

Exeter City (H)

1 goal

D3

9.3.02

Luton Town (H)

D3

16.3.02

Bristol Rvrs (A)

D3

23.3.02

Shrewsbury Tn (H)

D3

30.3.02

Mansfield Town(A)

D3

1.4.02

Swansea City (H)

D3

6.4.02

Scunthorpe Utd(A)

D3

13.4.02

Kidderminster (H)

D3

20.4.02

Halifax Town (A)

D3PO/1

27.4.02

Rochdale (H)

D3PO/2

30.4.02

Rochdale (A)

2002/2003 – squad number 11

D3

17.8.02

Kidderminster (H)

as sub

D3

24.8.02

Shrewsbury Tn (A)

as sub

D3

26.8.02

Scunthorpe Utd (H)

1 goal

D3

31.8.02

Cambridge Utd (A)

WC1

10.9.02

Millwall (H)

as sub

D3

17.9.02

Bournemouth (A)

as sub

D3

26.12.02

Scunthorpe Utd (A)

as sub

D3

28.12.02

Oxford Utd (H)

as sub

D3

1.1.03

Shrewsbury Tn (H)

as sub

D3

4.1.03

Torquay Utd (A)

D3

18.1.03

Cambridge Utd (H)

D3

25.1.03

Oxford Utd (A)

D3

1.2.03

Swansea City (H)

D3

8.2.03

Darlington (A)

as sub

D3

22.2.03

Southend Utd (A)

as sub

D3

1.3.03

York City (H)

D3

4.3.03

Bournemouth (H)

D3

8.3.03

Wrexham (A)

D3

15.3.03

Hull City (H)

D3

22.3.03

Boston Utd (A)

D3

24.3.03

Rochdale (H)

D3

29.3.03

Exeter City (H)

D3

5.4.03

Bristol Rvrs (A)

D3

12.4.03

Lincoln City (H)

D3

19.4.03

Carlisle Utd (A)

D3

21.4.03

Macclesfield Tn (H)

D3

26.4.03

Leyton Orient (A)

D3

3.5.03

Hartlepool Utd (H)

2003/2004 – squad number 11

D2

9.8.03

Luton Town (A)

CC1

13.8.03

West Ham Utd (A)

D2

16.8.03

Plymouth Arg (H)

D2

23.8.03

Tranmere Rvrs (A)

D2

25.8.03

QPR (H)

D2

30.8.03

Oldham Athletic(A)

D2

6.9.03

Wycombe W (H)

D2

13.9.03

Brentford (H)

D2

11.10.03

Chesterfield (H)

LDV1

15.10.03

Oxford Utd (A)

as sub

D2

18.10.03

Sheff Wed (A)

D2

21.10.03

Blackpool (A)

1 goal

D2

25.10.03

Wrexham (H)

D2

1.11.03

Grimsby Town (H)

LDV2

4.11.03

Luton Town (H)

FAC1

8.11.03

Swansea City (A)

D2

15.11.03

Hartlepool Utd (A)

as sub

D2

22.11.03

Colchester Utd (H)

2 goals

D2

29.11.03

Port Vale (A)

D2

13.12.03

Bristol City (H)

D2

20.12.03

Peterborough U(A)

D2

26.12.03

Swindon Town (H)

D2

28.12.03

Wycombe W (A)

D2

3.1.04

QPR (A)

D2

10.1.04

Luton Town (H)

D2

17.1.04

Plymouth Arg (A)

D2

31.1.04

Oldham Athletic(H)

1 goal

D2

7.2.04

Swindon Town (A)

D2

14.2.04

Chesterfield (A)

D2

2.3.04

Blackpool (H)

as sub

D2

6.3.04

Peterborough U(H)

as sub

D2

12.3.04

Bristol City (A)

as sub

D2

20.3.04

Brentford (A)

as sub

1 goal

D2

27.3.04

Bournemouth (H)

D2

3.4.04

Stockport Co (A)

D2

10.4.04

Barnsley (H)

D2

12.4.04

Brighton & HA (A)

D2

17.4.04

Grimsby Town (A)

D2

24.4.04

Hartlepool Utd (H)

D2

1.5.04

Colchester Utd (A)

D2

8.5.04

Port Vale (H)

2004/2005 – squad number 11

CCL2

7.8.04

Kidderminster (H)

CCL2

10.8.04

Northampton Tn (A)

CCL2

14.8.04

Lincoln City (A)

CCL2

21.8.04

Grimsby Town (H)

CC1

24.8.04

Swindon Town (H)

CCL2

28.8.04

Yeovil Town (A)

CCL2

30.8.04

Bristol Rvrs (H)

CCL2

4.9.04

Southend Utd (H)

1 goal

CCL2

18.9.04

Cheltenham Tn (H)

CCL2

25.9.04

Swansea City (A)

LDV1

28.9.04

Walsall (A)

CCL2

2.10.04

Rochdale (H)

CCL2

8.10.04

Shrewsbury Tn (A)

CCL2

16.10.04

Chester City (H)

CCL2

19.10.04

Wycombe W (A)

CCL2

6.11.04

Darlington (H)

FAC1

13.11.04

Bradford City (A)

CCL2

20.11.04

Cambridge Utd (A)

CCL2

27.11.04

Macclesfield Tn (H)

FAC2

4.12.04

Colchester Utd (H)

CCL2

8.12.04

Boston Utd (A)

CCL2

11.12.04

Mansfield Town (A)

CCL2

18.12.04

Scunthorpe Utd (H)

CCL2

26.12.04

Oxford Utd (H)

CCL2

28.12.04

Leyton Orient (A)

CCL2

1.1.05

Southend Utd (A)

CCL2

3.1.05

Swansea City (H)

CCL2

8.1.05

Shrewsbury Tn (H)

CCL2

15.1.05

Cheltenham Tn (A)

CCL2

22.1.05

Leyton Orient (H)

CCL2

29.1.05

Rochdale (A)

CCL2

5.2.05

Chester City (A)

CCL2

12.2.05

Wycombe W (H)

CCL2

19.2.05

Notts County (A)

CCL2

22.2.05

Bury (H)

CCL2

26.2.05

Mansfield Tn (H)

CCL2

5.3.05

Scunthorpe Utd (A)

CCL2

19.3.05

Kidderminster (A)

CCL2

25.3.05

Lincoln City (H)

CCL2

28.3.05

Grimsby Town (A)

CCL2

2.4.05

Yeovil Town (H)

CCL2

9.4.05

Bristol Rvrs (A)

CCL2

16.4.05

Boston Utd (H)

CCL2

23.4.05

Darlington (A)

CCL2

30.4.05

Cambridge Utd (H)

CCL2

7.5.05

Macclesfield Tn (A)

2005/2006 – squad number 11

CCL2

29.10.05

Barnet (A)

as sub

FAC1

6.11.05

Halifax Town (A)

CCL2

11.11.05

Boston Utd (H)

FAC1r

15.11.05

Halifax Town (H)

LDV2

22.11.05

Swansea City (A)

CCL2

26.11.05

Darlington (A)

FAC2

3.12.05

Leyton Orient (H)

CCL2

6.12.05

Carlisle Utd (H)

CCL2

10.12.05

Mansfiled Town (H)

CCL2

17.12.05

Chester City (A)

as sub

CCL2

28.12.05

Cheltenham Tn (H)

CCL2

31.12.05

Torquay Utd (A)

CCL2

2.1.06

Bristol Rvrs (H)

2007/2008 – squad number 11

Conf

25.8.07

Torquay Utd (A)

as sub

Conf

27.8.07

Kidderminster (H)

as sub

Conf

30.8.07

York City (A)

1 goal

Conf

4.9.07

Crawley Town (H)

Conf

8.9.07

Salisbury City (A)

Conf

15.9.07

Burton Albion (H)

Conf

18.9.07

Weymouth (A)

Conf

25.9.07

Grays Athletic (H)

Conf

29.9.07

Stafford Rgrs (H)

Conf

6.10.07

Altrincham (A)

Conf

9.10.07

Cambridge Utd (A)

as sub

Conf

12.10.07

Forest Green (H)

Conf

20.10.07

Exeter City (A)

FAC4q

27.10.07

Solihull Moors (H)

1 goal

Conf

1.11.07

Oxford Utd (H)

FAC1

10.11.07

Macclesfield Tn(H)

Conf

17.11.07

Aldershot Tn (A)

FAC2

1.12.07

Bristol Rvrs (A)

Conf

4.12.07

Histon (H)

Conf

8.12.07

Droylsden (A)

FAT1

15.12.07

Bamber Bdge (A)

Conf

26.12.07

Stevenage B (H)

Conf

29.12.07

Northwich Vic (H)

Conf

1.1.08

Stevenage B (A)

Conf

5.1.08

Salisbury City (A)

FAT2

12.1.08

Exeter City (H)

1 goal

Conf

19.1.08

Crawley Tn (A)

Conf

26.1.08

Weymouth (H)

Conf

29.1.08

BurtonAlbion (A)

1 goal

FAT3

2.2.08

Halifax Town (A)

Conf

9.2.08

Halifax Town (H)

Conf

16.2.08

Altrincham (H)

FAT4

23.2.08

York City (H)

SS5

26.2.08

Kidderminster (A)

Conf

1.3.08

Woking (H)

Conf

4.3.08

Farsley Celtic (A)

as sub

SSQF

8.3.08

Northwich Vic (A)

Conf

11.3.08

Ebbsfleet Utd (A)

Conf

15.3.08

Histon (A)

Conf

22.3.08

York City (H)

SSSF

27.3.08

Halifax Town (H)

Conf

29.3.08

Droylsden (H)

SSF

3.4.08

Aldershot Tn (A)

2 goals

Conf

8.4.08

Cambridge Utd (H)

Conf

12.4.08

Forest Green (A)

1 goal

Conf

15.4.08

Stafford Rgrs (A)

Conf

17.4.08

Torquay Utd (H)

Conf

19.4.08

Exeter City (H)

Conf

22.4.08

Oxford Utd (A)

Conf

26.4.08

Aldershot Tn (H)

HSCF

29.4.08

Brackley Town (H)

2008/2009 – squad number 11

Conf

9.8.08

Eastbourne B (A)

Conf

12.8.08

Ebbsfleet Utd (H)

Conf

17.8.08

Wrexham (H)

Conf

23.8.08

Kettering Tn (H)

Conf

25.8.08

Histon (H)

Conf

30.8.08

Kidderminster (A)

Conf

2.9.08

Barrow (A)

Conf

6.9.08

Crawley Town (H)

Conf

11.9.08

Lewes (A)

Conf

20.9.08

Burton Albion (H)

Conf

23.9.08

Wrexham (A)

Conf

29.9.08

Altrincham (H)

Conf

4.10.08

Oxford Utd (A)

as sub

Conf

7.10.08

Grays Ath (H)

Conf

12.10.08

Torquay Utd (H)

Conf

18.10.08

York City (A)

FAC4q

25.10.08

Evesham Utd (A)

Conf

1.11.08

Cambridge Utd (A)

SS3

4.11.08

Stevenage B (H)

Conf

15.11.08

Kidderminster (H)

as sub

Conf

29.11.08

Altrincham (A)

2 goals

Conf

6.12.08

Barrow (H)

Conf

9.12.08

Woking (A)

FAT1

13.12.08

Newport Co (A)

Conf

17.1.09

Ebbsfleet Utd (A)

Conf

23.1.09

Forest Green (H)

Conf

27.1.09

Mansfield Tn (A)

Conf

9.2.09

Burton Albion (A)

Conf

21.2.09

Weymouth (A)

Conf

24.2.09

York City (H)

1 goal

Conf

28.2.09

Mansfield Tn (H)

Conf

7.3.09

Torquay Utd (A)

Conf

10.3.09

Lewes (H)

Conf

14.3.09

Crawley Tn (A)

Conf

21.3.09

Salisbury City (A)

Conf

24.3.09

Oxford Utd (H)

Conf

28.3.09

Northwich Vic (A)

Conf

31.3.09

Grays Ath (A)

Conf

4.4.09

Salisbury City (H)

Conf

11.4.09

Kettering Tn (H)

Conf

13.4.09

Histon (A)

Conf

18.4.09

Forest Green (A)

Conf

26.4.09

Woking (H)

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