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Burnley hold the better head-to-head record, as the side have won 45 games to Blackburn's 41. [120] Burnley's closest geographic rivals are actually Accrington Stanley , but as they have never competed at the same level—although defunct club Accrington did—there is no significant rivalry between them.
Burnley played several trial matches with local sides during the following weeks "to select the best possible elevens for the coming season"; the new team was a combination of the former rugby players and arrivals with association football experience. [2] [3] Burnley have played at Turf Moor since 1883 (2005 photograph).
Jerry Dawson holds the record for most Burnley appearances, with 569. Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Burnley , Lancashire . Founded on 18 May 1882, the club was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), putting pressure on the Football Association (FA) to permit payments ...
On 12 July, Burnley announced their pre-season schedule. [91] The details of most of Burnley's pre-season friendlies were not released. However, Heart of Midlothian head coach Steven Naismith revealed that Burnley and Hearts played two matches against each other, both lasting 75 minutes, with Burnley winning one game 1–0 and the other ...
Bert Freeman scored 115 goals in 189 appearances for Burnley between 1911 and 1921. Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Founded on 18 May 1882, the club was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), putting pressure on the Football Association (FA) to permit payments to players. In 1885, the FA legalised ...
Here are the key facts and figures before Sunday's game between West Ham United and Burnley in the Premier League. West Ham are unbeaten in their past five Premier League games against Burnley (W3 ...
Graph showing Burnley's league performance from the inaugural season of the Football League in 1888–89 to the present Burnley Football Club, an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, was founded on 18 May 1882 as Burnley Rovers. [a] The suffix "Rovers" was soon dropped, and the club was simply known as "Burnley Football Club" at the time of its first recorded match ...
Burnley subsequently lost 3–2 to Kilmarnock, but defeated Northern 4–0. [3] Several weeks after winning the 1914 FA Cup, the club embarked on its first tour to continental Europe, playing sides from the German Empire and Austria-Hungary. Burnley won their first match with foreign opposition on foreign soil; 2–1 against Viktoria Berlin. [4]