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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 ...
Pages in category "Burnley F.C. players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,285 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jimmy McIlroy made 51 appearances for Northern Ireland and so is the player who gained the most caps while with Burnley. The highest transfer fee paid by the club is the £16.1 million paid to FC Basel for Zeki Amdouni in 2023; the highest fee received is the £31.5 million paid by Tottenham Hotspur for Wilson Odobert in 2024.
He was replaced by former Burnley player Brian Laws, but the team's form plummeted and they were relegated after a single season. [58] Sean Dyche was appointed manager in October 2012. [ 59 ] In his first full season in charge, Dyche guided Burnley back to the Premier League in 2013–14 on a tight budget and with a small squad. [ 60 ]
Nine Burnley players have appeared for their country at the FIFA World Cup. The first Burnley player to make an appearance in the competition was Scotsman Jock Aird in 1954 . [ 9 ] Goalkeeper Colin McDonald is the club's only international to have represented England in the tournament—he played four matches in 1958 . [ 9 ]
Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri competes against Preston North End players during the Sky Bet Championship match at Deepdale in Preston, England, on Saturday, Feb., 15, 2025.
Pages in category "Footballers from Burnley" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adnan Ahmed;
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 ...