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Ben Burgess
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Kieron Burgess
Date of birth (1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Buxton, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Stoke City
Everton
Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
2000–2001 → Northern Spirit (loan) 27 (16)
2001–2002 → Brentford (loan) 43 (17)
2002–2003 Stockport County 19 (4)
2003 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2003–2006 Hull City 70 (24)
2006–2010 Blackpool 126 (23)
2010–2012 Notts County 45 (5)
2012 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 7 (2)
2012 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
Total 346 (91)
International career
1999–2000 Republic of Ireland U18 4 (1)
2001–2002 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin Kieron Burgess (born 9 November 1981) is an English-born Irish retired footballer best known for his time playing for Hull City and Blackpool. He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U18 and U21 level.

Club career

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Early career

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Burgess began his career with spells as a youth at Oldham Athletic, Stoke City, Everton and joined Blackburn Rovers at age 16,[2] where he stayed until 2002, but made just two league appearances for the club.[3] On 3 October 2000 he went on loan to North Sydney based Northern Spirit in Australia.[3] He scored 16 goals in 27 appearances for the club.[4] In the 2001–02 season he went on loan to Brentford, before moving to Stockport County on 16 July 2002.[3] He had a two-month loan spell at Oldham Athletic from January to March 2003, before signing for Hull City on 27 March.[3]

Hull City

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Burgess became the first Hull City player to score a hat-trick at the KC Stadium on 26 April 2003, in a match against Kidderminster Harriers. He was City's top scorer in their 2003–04 promotion campaign, scoring 18 goals and forming a partnership with Danny Allsopp. However, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury late in the season in a match against Huddersfield Town and did not appear in Hull's 2004–05 League One campaign until promotion had already been secured, showing sportsmanship by declining to accept any promotion award.[5]

He soon returned to scoring despite playing two levels higher in the Championship, scoring one of two goals in the Tigers' first win of the 2005–06 season at home against Brighton & Hove Albion.[6]

Blackpool

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Burgess joined Blackpool on 31 August 2006, for an initial fee of £25,000, with a further £75,000 paid after he had played 30 games. On 31 October 2006, he scored his first goals for Blackpool when he bagged a brace in a 4–4 draw with Accrington Stanley in the League Trophy.[7] On 27 May 2007, Burgess was an unused substitute in Blackpool's League One play-off final victory over Yeovil Town at Wembley.[8] On 14 August 2007, Burgess, on as a second-half substitute, scored the only goal of the game as Blackpool beat Huddersfield Town in the first round of the League Cup.[9] On 7 May 2008 Blackpool activated an option to extend his contract with the club by one year.[10] On 27 March 2009 Burgess signed a new twelve-month contract with the Seasiders with an option for a further year.[11]

Burgess started the 2009–10 season by scoring in the Seasiders opening day 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 8 August 2009.[12] His 100th league appearance for the club was as a 61st-minute substitute in a goalless draw with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on 24 October. He gained his fourth promotion and second with Blackpool in the Championship play-off Final at Wembley on 22 May 2010.[12]

Notts County

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On 2 August 2010 Notts County confirmed the signing of Burgess from Blackpool on a free transfer. In May 2012 he was released by Notts County, along with 12 other players.[13]

Cheltenham Town

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On 22 March 2012 it was confirmed that Burgess would join Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season, scoring the second goal of Cheltenham's play-off semi-final first leg at Whaddon Road against Torquay United with a header from "a full 18 yards".[14]

Tranmere Rovers

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On 1 June 2012 it was confirmed that Burgess had joined League One outfit Tranmere Rovers on a two-year deal after turning down a contract offer from Cheltenham Town due to the club having failed to gain promotion from League Two.[15] After just under two months at Tranmere, Burgess decided to leave the club and retire from professional football. He stated that he felt he could no longer give 100% consistently and felt retirement was appropriate at that time. He went on to thank Tranmere for their continued support.

International career

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Although born in England, Burgess qualified to play for both England and Republic of Ireland. Burgess chose to represent Ireland and won caps for the U18 and U21 teams.[16]

Personal life

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Burgess is a Manchester City supporter.[2]

He studied for degree at Staffordshire University in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting, gaining a First Class Honours degree in 2009 whilst still playing and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education to become a qualified teacher.[17]

After the end of the 2007–08 season, he spent time at the Blackpool Gazette as a trainee journalist on work experience. In August 2012, after he had retired from playing football he started writing a weekly column about former club Blackpool for the newspaper.[18] In his first column he revealed that he would be studying for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, with a view to becoming a primary school teacher. He also began working for BBC Radio Lancashire as a summariser for Blackpool home games.[19][20] Burgess began working as a teacher in September 2013, but continues some of his media work.[4] In 2026 Burgess is now a head teacher at a primary school.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1999–2000[21] First Division 200000—20
2000–01[22] First Division 00—10—10
Total 200010—30
Northern Spirit (loan) 2000–01[4] National Soccer League 2716———2716
Brentford (loan) 2001–02[23]Second Division 431721204[a]05118
Stockport County 2002–03[24] Second Division 19422102[b]0246
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2002–03[24] Second Division 70———70
Hull City 2002–03[24] Third Division 74———74
2003–04[25] Third Division 44181010004618
2004–05[5] League One 2000000020
2005–06[6] Championship 1420010—152
2006–07[7] Championship 30—11—41
Total 70241031007425
Blackpool 2006–07[7] League One 27231—1[b]2325
2007–08[9] Championship 3591011—3710
2008–09[26] Championship 2961010—316
2009–10[12] Championship 31600223[c]0338
Total 1262351434213329
Notts County 2010–11[27] League One 171001000181
2011–12[14] League One 284300000314
Total 455301000495
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2011–12[14] League Two 72——3[d]1103
Career total 34691134124133384102

Honours

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Blackpool

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2006). Sky sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. London: Headline. p. 481. ISBN 978-0-7553-1525-3.
  2. 1 2 "Brentford Football Club". Archived from the original on 11 August 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ben Burgess | Football Stats | No Club | Age 36 | 1998–2012 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Burgess, Ben. "Ben Burgess: Ex-Blackpool and Hull striker on becoming a teacher". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  8. ↑ "Yeovil 0–2 Blackpool". bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Retained List Latest". Blackpool F.C. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  11. ↑ "Contract Latest". Blackpool F.C. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Curle Confirms Retained List". Notts county FC. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers agree deal for striker Ben Burgess". BBC Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ben Burgess". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ben Burgess: Ex-Blackpool and Hull striker on becoming a teacher". BBC Sport. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Ben Burgess signs for The Gazette". Blackpool Gazette. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  19. ↑ Maginn, Tom (28 August 2012). "Burgess Planning For Life After Football". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  20. ↑ Burgess, Ben (1 September 2012). "Ben Burgess column – It's official, I'm finished". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Ben Burgess in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "FORMALITIES COMPLETED". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. Brentford F.C. 16 August 2001. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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