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Turf Moor's pitch measures 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) and is surrounded by four stands: the Bob Lord Stand, the Cricket Field Stand, the North Stand and the Jimmy McIlroy Stand. The two newest stands, the North and the Jimmy McIlroy, each have two tiers, while the Bob Lord and the Cricket Field are single-tiered.
As of 2024, both the Cricket Field Stand and Bob Lord stand are still in use. Lord's media exclusions also extended to members of the press who he felt had slighted him. At the time of a 1966 interview with Arthur Hopcraft, Lord had banned three newspapers and six individual journalists from the Turf Moor press box, [2] and Burnley players ...
Turf Moor has a capacity of 21,944 and consists of four stands: the North Stand (formerly the Longside), the Jimmy McIlroy Stand (formerly the Bee Hole End), the Bob Lord Stand, and the Cricket Field Stand for home and away fans. [84] [91] [92] Turf Moor's field had a slope until 1974, when the pitch was raised to minimise it. [84]
Two of the stadium's four current stands were built in the early 1990s. The original Stan Cullis Stand was also built at this juncture (replacing the old North Bank Stand terraces), but was replaced itself in 2011–12 after just two decades use. [89] The Steve Bull Stand, currently the oldest part of the stadium, was built in 1979.
During the season, Turf Moor recorded its highest seasonal average attendance with 33,621, and the largest attendance at a league match with 52,869 against Blackpool. [51] Former Burnley player Alan Brown was appointed manager in 1954 and Bob Lord chairman a year later; [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Lord was later described by Arthur Hopcraft as "the ...
Between 2004 [10] and 2017, the firm sponsored Burnley F.C., during which time the club's Turf Moor stadium's Cricket Field Stand was named the David Fishwick Stand. [11] In 2005, having bought a helicopter for his own use and finding that others were asking if they could borrow it, Fishwick opened a helicopter business, David Fishwick ...
Elected officials, Jewish advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are vowing to “push back” against the message of a White nationalist group that staged a march last week near downtown ...
His neat footwork made him a crowd favourite at Turf Moor and indeed for the Northern Ireland national team where he made 55 caps. [2] He helped Burnley win the First Division in 1959–60 and reach the FA Cup Final in 1962 , losing 3–1 to Tottenham Hotspur .