Burnley F.C.
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| Full name | Burnley Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dingles | ||
| Founded | 1882 | ||
| Ground | Turd Moor Burnley Lancashire England | ||
| Capacity | 0.457 | ||
| Chairman | Barry Kilby | ||
| Manager | Owen Coyle | ||
| League | The Championship | ||
| 2007–08 | The Championship, 13th | ||
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Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They were founder members of The Football League in 1888, and are currently in the Football League Championship. They play in a claret and sky blue strip, having played at their home ground of Turf Moor since 1882.
Burnley have been Football League Champions twice, in 1920-21 and 1959-60, and were FA Cup winners on April 25, 1914, beating Liverpool F.C. 1-0 at Crystal Palace. The Clarets also reached the 1961 quarter finals of the European Cup before losing to Hamburg (Germany).
As recently as 1960 they were league champions, but have been outside the top flight since 1976 and from 1985 endured a seven-year spell in the lowest tier of the Football League. In 1987 they narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference. Since 2000, they have been in the second tier of the English league.
History
ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS SHALL LIVE IN THE BLUE AND WHITE SHADOW OF BLACKBURN ROVERS FC
Club colours
In the early years, various designs and colours were used by Burnley. Throughout their first eight years these were various permutations of blue and white.[1] After three years of amber and purple stripes with black shorts, for much of the 1890s a combination of black with amber stripes was used, although the club wore a shirt with pink and white stripes during the 1894-95 season. Between 1897 and 1900 the club used a plain red shirt and from 1900 until 1910 the club changed to an all green shirt with white shorts. In 1910 it was decided to adopt the claret and sky blue of the football league champions Aston Villa.[1]
On March 4 2007, Burnley's away kit for the 2006/07 season (yellow shirt with claret bar, yellow shorts and yellow socks) won the Best Kit Design award at the Football League Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
On Monday 4 June 2007 the new home kit for the 2007/08 season was released, echoing the 1950s shirt; all claret with a blue v-neck and rims on the end of the arms which sport the word 'Burnley'. It featured gold trim and a new gold logo for the 125th anniversary year of the club. For 2007/08, Burnley have new sponsors 'Holland's' (a local manufacturer of pies and puddings) whose name will feature on the home and away kit for 2 years.
For the Championship match against Stoke City on 24 November 2007, Burnley wore a commemorative 125th anniversary shirt based on their first kit; blue and white stripes with black trim/shorts and white socks.
Shirt Sponsors
- 1982-83 Poco (housebuilder)
- 1983-84 TSB (bank)
- 1984-88 Multipart (car parts)
- 1988-98 Endsleigh (insurer)
- 1998-2000 P3 Computers (computer retailer)
- 2001-04 Lanway (IT infrastructure)
- 2003-04 Vodka Kick (away games) (alcopop)
- 2004-07 Hunter's (estate agent)
- 2007-08 Holland's Pies (pie manufacturer)
Stadium and music
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor. It consists of 4 stands, The James Hargreaves Stand(The Longside), The Jimmy Mcilroy Stand, The Bob Lord Stand and The David Fishwick Stand (away fans). The James Hargreaves is the most vocal stand of all 4 stands but is a faint shadow of what Vocal Support the Longside used to be able to give. The club's anthem is Wild Rover by The Pogues which they've adapted the lyrics to show their beliefs. Before kick-off, the song Requiem For A Tower by Corner Stone Cues is played. When the team scores, the song Tom Hark by the Piranhas is played.
Players
As of 7th May 2008
Current squad
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Contracts Offered
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Transfer Listed
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Notable former players
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Past and present Internationals
Supporters Team
The Burnley FC Supporters Team is a football team made up of supporters of Burnley F.C.. The teams plays in the IFA (Internet Football Association) Supporters League, which is made up of over 80 similar teams. The club badge is based on the badge used by Burnley F.C. on the classic 1975-1978 'V' home shirt.[2]
Formation
The team was formed in 2007, when they were challenged to a game by their Preston North End counterparts. That game ended in a 6-1 defeat. The players enjoyed the game so much that they decieded to enter the supporters league and advertised for players to play in their first league games.[3]
Matches
Home games are usually played at Townley Park, Burnley. The standard kick-off time is 10:30 am. Following the games, the Burnley team will take the opposition to a local pub who put sandwiches on for them, before heading to the Burnley first team game in the afternoon.
Club mascot
The club's mascot is Bertie Bee. He wears the 1882 shirt and is popular with the Burnley F.C. fans. He became well known for rugby tackling a streaker on the pitch who had evaded the stewards, and appeared on They Think It's All Over after the event.
In the 2006-07 season, he was also joined by Holland's Pies Stan the Pie Man, due to a sponsorship deal.
Managers
| Manager | Period | Manager | Period |
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| Arthur Sutcliffe | (1893-1896) | John Bond | (1983-1984) |
| Harry Bradshaw | (1896-1899) | John Benson | (1984-1985) |
| Ernest Magnall | (1899-1903) | Martin Buchan | (1985) |
| Spen Whittaker | (1903-1910) | Tommy Cavanagh | (1985-1986) |
| R.H. Wadge | (1910-1911) | Brian Miller | (1986-1989) |
| John Haworth | (1911-1925) | Frank Casper | (1989-1991) |
| Albert Pickles | (1925-1932) | Jimmy Mullen | (1991-1996) |
| Tom Bromilow | (1932-1935) | Clive Middlemass (Caretaker) | (Feb-March 1996) |
| Alf Boland | (1935-1939) | Adrian Heath | (1996-1997) |
| Cliff Britton | (1945-1948) | Chris Waddle | (1997-1998) |
| Frank Hill | (1948-1954) | Stan Ternent | (1998-2004) |
| Alan Brown | (1954-1957) | Steve Cotterill | (2004-2007) |
| Billy Dougall | (1957-1958) | Steve Davis (Caretaker) | (November 2007) |
| Harry Potts | (1958-1970) | Owen Coyle | (2007-) |
| Jimmy Adamson | (1970-1976) | ||
| Joe Brown | (1976-1977) | ||
| Harry Potts | (1977-1979) | ||
| Brian Miller | (1979-1983) |
Honours
League
- Champions - 1920/21, 1959/60
- Runners-Up - 1919/20, 1961/62
Football League Second Division (Division One/Championship)
- Champions - 1897/98, 1972/73
- Runners-Up - 1912/13, 1946/47
Football League Third Division (Division Two/League One)
- Champions - 1981/82
- Runners-Up - 1999/00
Division Four (Division Three/League Two)
- Champions - 1991/92
Burnley are one of a few teams to win the championship of all top four professional divisions since the current structure emerged in 1958 (the others are Wolverhampton Wanderers and Preston North End).
Cup
- Winners - 1913/14
- Runners-Up - 1946/47, 1961/62
- Winners - 1973/74
- Shared - 1960/61
- Winners - 1978/79
- Finalists - 1914
- Quarter-Finalists - 1961
Club records
- Record League Victory: 9-0 v Darwen, Division 1, January 9, 1892
- Record Cup Victory: 9-0 v Penrith, FA Cup, Round 1, November 17, 1984
- Record League Defeat: 0-10 v Aston Villa, Division 1, August 29, 1925
- Record Cup Defeat: 0-11 v Darwen, FA Cup, 1st Round, October 17, 1885
- Record Home Attendance: 54,775 v Huddersfield Town, FA Cup, Round 3, Turf Moor, February 23, 1924
- Most League Appearances: 522 Jerry Dawson
- Most League Goals: 178 George Beel
- Most League Goals in a Season: 35 George Beel, Division 1, 1927-28
- Most Capped Player: 51 Jimmy McIlroy - Northern Ireland
- Record Transfer Fee Paid: £1,000,000 Ian Moore, Stockport County, November 20, 2000
- Record Transfer Fee Received: £2,000,000 Andy Gray, Charlton Athletic, January 21, 2008
Current players - Most appearances
The 5 players with the most league appearances still at the club as of May 2008 are:
| Brian Jensen | : | 162 |
| Robbie Blake | : | 165 |
| Michael Duff | : | 135 |
| James O'Connor | : | 139 |
| Wade Elliott | : | 124 |
Current players - Most goals
The 5 players with the most league goals still at the club as of May 2008 are:
| Robbie Blake | : | 51 |
| Ade Akinbiyi | : | 26 |
| Chris McCann | : | 12 |
| James O'Connor | : | 11 |
| Kyle Lafferty | : | 10 |
Rivals
According to a 2003 survey,[4] Burnley's three main rivals are
References
- ^ Historical Kits, "http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm"
- ^ http://www.toffs.com/invt/1510
- ^ http://burnleyfansteam.co.uk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=2
- ^ Football Fans Survey, "http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf"
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