 Burgess joined a great team of players under their manager Bob Brown and he quickly showed his worth scoring on his debut at Aston Villa on 14 September 1929.Wednesday went on to retain the title with Burgess scoring 19 goals controversially losing an FA Cup Semi-final to Huddersfield to miss out on the opportunity to be the first team to win the double in the 20th Century.At the start of the 1930–31 season the newly married Harry's form for Wednesday attracted the attention of the England selectors and he made his debut on 20 October 1930 against Northern Ireland at Bramall Lane alongside the great Dixie Dean.