William Burgess

William Burgess (23 January 1939 – 11 June 2024) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Furness RUFC, and Fylde, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow and Salford, as a .

He played in Barrow's 12–17 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1966–67 Challenge Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967,

Burgess is third in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 179-tries.

Salford In December 1968, Burgess was transferred to Salford for a fee of £6,000.