Burleigh made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 3 of the 1914 season.

In 1915 he played as centre half forward and was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season.

He enlisted during the 1915 season but deferred his call up until after Carlton had won the 1915 VFL Grand Final.

In September 1917 his right forearm was severely injured and, despite surgery, it was clear that his front-line military service was over.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1892 is a stub.