 However, a hamstring injury sustained in late August kept Burgess out of the team for two months and, upon his return to the team, he played in just three further matches before joining Mansfield Town on a one-month loan on 26 November, with the permanent transfer taking place on 1 January 2010.Burgess left Mansfield at the end of the season by mutual consent.On 21 July 2010, he joined Chester in the Northern Premier League Division One North, dropping four leagues.