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Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley Football Club since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football .
The team have played their home games at Turf Moor since February 1883, which replaced their original premises at Calder Vale. [84] The Turf Moor site has been used for sport since at least 1843, when Burnley Cricket Club moved to the area. [85] [86] In 1883, they invited Burnley to a field adjacent to the cricket pitch. [84]
Turf Moor – home of Burnley since 1883. Ewood Park – home of Blackburn Rovers since 1890.. The East Lancashire derby, also known as the Cotton Mills derby [1] and El Lanclasico, [2] is an association football rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley.
In the original match on the snow-covered pitch at Turf Moor, Burnley led 1–0 when the match was abandoned after 72 minutes. [30] In April 1910, Whittaker was on his way to London by overnight train to register the signing of Harry Swift from Accrington. During the journey, he fell from one of the carriages, and died from his injuries shortly ...
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Since consolidating their place in the Premier League, Burnley have made several structural and cosmetic improvements to Turf Moor. Work has been completed outside the stadium including new a new club shop and corporate facilities, and work has begun building two purpose-built corner stands between the James Hargreaves, Jimmy McIlroy and Bob ...
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 .
Turf Moor, the home of Burnley F.C. The town's sporting scene is dominated by Burnley Football Club , nicknamed "The Clarets" and founded in 1882. [ 104 ] They were one of the first to become professional (in 1883), and subsequently put pressure on the Football Association to permit payments to players. [ 105 ]