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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 ...
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 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. [122]
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 ...
Burnley won the first match 7–0—a record victory in the competition—and the return leg 3–2 after having been 2–0 behind. [58] The team defeated Heart of Midlothian 8–0 on aggregate in the following round to set up a semi-final with Norwich City .
On 7 April 2023, Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League with seven matches remaining—a Championship record—following a 2–1 win at Middlesbrough. [2] During the season, the team won 10 league matches in a row, equalling the Championship record. [ 3 ]
Middlesbrough FC - Burnley FC. Middlesbrough vs Burnley. 18:00. Follow live football coverage with The Independent today. Whether it's Premier League, Champions League, a European Championship or ...
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).