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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 drew 2–2 with Bradford City at a very muddy Valley Parade pitch (2008 photograph). Burnley entered the season's FA Cup in the third round where they were drawn away against Second Division side Lincoln City; the game finished in a 1–1 draw, necessitating a replay at Turf Moor. Although not fully fit, McIlroy returned in the starting ...
During the 1920–21 season, Burnley embarked on a 30-match unbeaten league run, setting an English record. [a] From the 1950s until the 1970s, under chairman Bob Lord, Burnley became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, and were one of the first to set up a purpose-built training ground. When the team won the 1959–60 Football ...
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[34] [35] Burnley competed the 1994–95 season in the second tier, but were relegated to the third tier at the end of the year. [19] As a result of their season at the second level, Burnley were granted £2.25 million (the equivalent of £5.46 million as of 2023 [ b ] ) by the Football Trust in April 1995 to convert Turf Moor into an all ...
On 12 July, Burnley announced their pre-season schedule. [75] 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 ...
During the 1986–87 season, Burnley won only 12 of 46 league games and suffered a 3–0 FA Cup first round defeat at non-League Telford United. [20] [94] Burnley went into the season's last league match in bottom place; they needed to win against Orient, for Lincoln City to lose their game, and Torquay United to not win theirs. [93]
The 2020–21 season was Burnley's 139th competitive season, their 58th in the top flight of English football, and their fifth consecutive in the Premier League. [1] Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.