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Scotsman Frank Hill, who was in charge of Burnley from October 1948 to August 1954, was the first non-English manager in the club's history. [7] From 1954 to 1983, under chairman Bob Lord, only managers with a previous playing career at the club were appointed—this trend ended when John Bond took the post in June 1983.
Burnley's committee and manager John Haworth believed it might bring a change of fortune. The club decided to re-register its colours as claret and blue in 1946, partly due to readers' letters to the Burnley Express. [76] Burnley's jerseys were manufactured by local companies until 1975, when Umbro became the first to have its logo on the club ...
During the off-season in 1894, Burnley followed several other clubs and appointed a team manager; before, the Burnley team was selected by the board of directors or a committee whose secretary had the same powers and role as a manager has today. Burnley-born Harry Bradshaw was appointed; he had been involved with the club since its foundation ...
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In February 1970, when Burnley manager Harry Potts was made general manager, Adamson stepped up to become team manager. Burnley were relegated at the end his first full season in charge, but returned to the top-flight in 1973, winning the Second Division title. [2] Burnley were relegated again in 1976, although Adamson had already left that ...
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 ...
Henry Bradshaw (1853 – 28 September 1924) was an English football manager. Although he was never a professional footballer himself, Bradshaw was a committee member of Burnley since 1887. [ 1 ] In August 1894, he became Burnley's inaugural first team manager. [ 1 ]
Hill returned to Britain in 1944 and became player-manager of Crewe Alexandra (making 20 appearances, excluding Football War League games, and playing his last game for Crewe in February 1948) [11] until he was 42. He went on to manage Burnley from September 1948 to 1954 then Preston North End from 1954 to 1956. [12]