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Burnley F.C.
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Burnley F.C. is a professional football club based in Lancashire, England and was founded on May 18th 1882 as one of the twelve founder members of the Football League. Known as “the Clarets” because of their dominant home strip, Burnley is one of only five sides to have won all four professional divisions of English Football. Since their most recent promotion to the Premier League in 2016 – 17, the club has put together solid performances seeing them finish as high as 7th. Over this time Burnley F.C has developed a reputation around the league as one of the toughest away fixtures.
Turf Moor has been the home ground for Burnley F.C. since 1883 and is the second-longest continuously used ground in English Professional Football. Turf Moor is an integral part of the city and is a key reason for why Burnley F.C. is one of the best supported sides in English Football. The stadium’s capacity is close to 22,000 which is approximately one seat for every three inhabitants of the town – one of the best ratios per capita in English Football.
Shortly after the club was founded Burnley F.C. quickly became a professional outfit, signing many players, particularly from Scotland. In 1884 the club led a group of 35 other clubs and formed the British Football Association to challenge the supremacy of the FA. The added pressure of secession pushed the FA to allow professionalism in 1885. The start of the 1900’s brought serious change to the football club. Harry Windle was named chairman in 1909, which turned the finances around. The turn of the century was also a time for change as the club’s colours went from Green to the famous Claret and Blue which is worn today.
Burnley F.C. won their first major trophy in 1914 by defeating Liverpool in the FA Cup Final. The match ended 1-0 with club legend Bret Freeman scoring the sole goal. The achievement of wining the FA Cup was followed by their first ever Division Championship in 1920 – 21 after finishing runners up the year prior. The greatest spell of success for Burnley F.C. spanned 30 years from 1946 – 1976. During this spell the club became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young talents for the club. Burnley F.C. clinched their second Frist Division title in 1959 – 60 under then manager Harry Potts and club legends Jimmy Anderson and Jimmy McIlroy.
The 1980’s was a period of near disaster for the club. A combination of relegations and poor transfer decisions ultimately left the club narrowingly avoiding non-league football. The arrival of the 1990’s brought a contrasting decade with the club climbing back to the second tier of English Football. The recovery back to the premier league was achieved at the end of the 2008 – 09 campaign with Burnley F.C. earning promotion through the playoffs and ending a 33 year wait to the Premier League.
The 2020 – 21 campaign will be the 8th year in charge of Burnley F.C. manager Sean Dyche. Under his guidance Burnley F.C. has established themselves within the Premier League and added consistency and a style of play that is known throughout the league. The Clarets hope to improve on their impressive 10th place finish from last year’s campaign, and build on the strong performances both home and away.
- Club History
Burnley F.C. is a professional football club based in Lancashire, England and was founded on May 18th 1882 as one of the twelve founder members of the Football League. Known as “the Clarets” because of their dominant home strip, Burnley is one of only five sides to have won all four professional divisions of English Football. Since their most recent promotion to the Premier League in 2016 – 17, the club has put together solid performances seeing them finish as high as 7th. Over this time Burnley F.C has developed a reputation around the league as one of the toughest away fixtures.
Turf Moor has been the home ground for Burnley F.C. since 1883 and is the second-longest continuously used ground in English Professional Football. Turf Moor is an integral part of the city and is a key reason for why Burnley F.C. is one of the best supported sides in English Football. The stadium’s capacity is close to 22,000 which is approximately one seat for every three inhabitants of the town – one of the best ratios per capita in English Football.
Shortly after the club was founded Burnley F.C. quickly became a professional outfit, signing many players, particularly from Scotland. In 1884 the club led a group of 35 other clubs and formed the British Football Association to challenge the supremacy of the FA. The added pressure of secession pushed the FA to allow professionalism in 1885. The start of the 1900’s brought serious change to the football club. Harry Windle was named chairman in 1909, which turned the finances around. The turn of the century was also a time for change as the club’s colours went from Green to the famous Claret and Blue which is worn today.
Burnley F.C. won their first major trophy in 1914 by defeating Liverpool in the FA Cup Final. The match ended 1-0 with club legend Bret Freeman scoring the sole goal. The achievement of wining the FA Cup was followed by their first ever Division Championship in 1920 – 21 after finishing runners up the year prior. The greatest spell of success for Burnley F.C. spanned 30 years from 1946 – 1976. During this spell the club became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young talents for the club. Burnley F.C. clinched their second Frist Division title in 1959 – 60 under then manager Harry Potts and club legends Jimmy Anderson and Jimmy McIlroy.
The 1980’s was a period of near disaster for the club. A combination of relegations and poor transfer decisions ultimately left the club narrowingly avoiding non-league football. The arrival of the 1990’s brought a contrasting decade with the club climbing back to the second tier of English Football. The recovery back to the premier league was achieved at the end of the 2008 – 09 campaign with Burnley F.C. earning promotion through the playoffs and ending a 33 year wait to the Premier League.
The 2020 – 21 campaign will be the 8th year in charge of Burnley F.C. manager Sean Dyche. Under his guidance Burnley F.C. has established themselves within the Premier League and added consistency and a style of play that is known throughout the league. The Clarets hope to improve on their impressive 10th place finish from last year’s campaign, and build on the strong performances both home and away.
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