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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.
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John Haworth was the first manager in the club's history to win a major honour, the FA Cup in 1914; under Haworth, Burnley also became champions of England for the first time in 1920–21. [16] Harry Potts led the club to its second First Division title during the 1959–60 campaign. [ 22 ]
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 ...
All Burnley (team) managers until 1945 also assumed secretarial duties at some point but not everyone was a "full-time secretary-manager". E.g. Bradshaw was appointed team manager in 1894 and only assumed secretarial duties from 1897 until his departure, whereas Haworth was secretary/manager during his whole stint at the club.
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 ...
John Haworth (8 May 1876 – 4 December 1924) was an English football manager. After playing amateur football as a youth, he was appointed manager of Accrington Stanley in 1897. He was in charge of the team for 13 years, leading them to two Lancashire Combination titles, before moving to nearby Burnley in July 1910.
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 ...