Burnley F.C.
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| Full name | Burnley Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Clarets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Turf Moor Burnley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 22,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Barry Kilby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg Steve Cotterill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | The Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Championship, 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burnley Football Club are a professional football club based in Burnley, in north-east Lancashire, England.
Nicknamed The Clarets due to their claret and blue strip, they have played at Turf Moor since 1883. They were founder members of The Football League in 1888, and are currently in the Football League Championship.
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.
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.
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[edit] History
[edit] Golden days: 1947-1976
Burnley enjoyed a long unbroken top flight spell ending in 1971 in which, more often than not, they were in the upper reaches of the League table. The 50s and early 60s saw the team revolve around the midfield engine room of Jimmy Adamson and Jimmy McIlroy, who has a stand name after him. It was around these two that the championship-winning team of 1960 was built, managed by Harry Potts, who gives his name to the road , which Turf Moor occupies. Two years later the Clarets narrowly missed out on a League and Cup double. Other stars included John Angus, Brian Miller, John Connelly and Gordon Harris. The departure of McIlroy to Stoke City and retirement of Adamson coincided with a decline in fortunes; they nonetheless managed to finish 3rd in 1966. The remainder of the decade was otherwise one of mid-table mediocrity, with Potts being replaced by Adamson as manager in 1970. Adamson was unable to halt the slide and relegation followed in 1971.
Burnley won the Second Division title in 1973 with Adamson still in charge. In the First Division, led by elegant playmaker Martin Dobson, the side managed 6th in 1974, and 10th (despite Dobson being sold to Everton early in that season) in 1975. Relegation from the First Division in 1976 saw the end of Adamson's tenure as manager, and the club have not been back in the highest level since.
[edit] Modern times
Burnley are one of the most famous clubs to fall from greatness in the last few decades. They won the league championship in 1960 but have been outside the top division since the 1970s, and for seven seasons after 1985 they were in the Fourth Division. They reached their lowest ebb in 1987, when only a win against Leighton Orient on the last day of the season saved them from relegation to the Conference
In 1991-92, they were crowned champions in the last ever season of the Fourth Division before the league re-organisation, and two years later they won the new Division Two playoffs and gained promotion to Division One under Jimmy Mullen, only to suffer relegation after just one season. In 1997-99 they narrowly escaped relegation into Division Three with Chris Waddle in the hot seat, but the appointment of Stan Ternent that summer saw the club's fortunes turned around.
In 1999-2000 they finished Division Two runners-up and gained promotion to Division One, where they have remained since. For the next two seasons, Burnley emerged as serious contenders for a promotion play-off place. However, by 2002-03 the side's form had declined despite a good FA Cup run, and conceded goals at an alarming rate. This was repeated the following season and in June 2004, Ternent's six-year reign as manager came to an end and since then Burnley have been managed by Steve Cotterill. Steve Cotterill's first year in charge ended with two cup runs, knocking out Premiership giants Liverpool and Aston Villa, and a 13th place finish in The Championship. Cotterill overhauled the squad with younger players and a notable improvement in the side's defensive record in 2004-05. The season gave football its first real glance at Aston Villa's Gary Cahill - tipped by some as a future England star, on loan at Turf Moor during the season. The following year's Carling Cup third round draw once again paired Burnley with Villa, though the Clarets travelled to Villa Park this time round. The score finished 1-0 to Aston Villa and Burnley were knocked out of the Carling Cup.
The 2005/2006 season ended in disappointing fashion for The Clarets, with them finishing in 17th place. They were forced to sell Ade Akinbiyi to Sheffield United and Burnley's season then went on a downward spiral. Steve Cotterill made signings during the summer in order for Burnley to progress in The Championship during the 2006/2007 season, starting with the acquisition of Steve Jones from Crewe Alexandra. Then in June the Clarets yet again raided Crewe this time signing lifelong Crewe defender Stephen Foster on another free transfer.
Since then Burnley have gone on to achieve an impressive unbeaten pre-season run (5 games in total) including coming back from 2 goals down at half time against Accrington Stanley and a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers. The other results were a 0-0 at Bury, a 7-0 win over a Verona XI and a 4-1 win against Alense.
Burnley made a great start to the 2006/7 season winning 2-0 against QPR at home, an 1-0 away win against Leiecster and drawing against Sheffield Wednesday. Burnley have been top of the table twice this season by goal difference and by alphabetic order.
Burnley are currently sitting in 4th place in The Championship as of 14th November.
[edit] Club colours
In the early years, various designs and colours were used by the Burnley club. Earlier kits included an all blue shirt with whites shorts. Another design was a white shirt with a blue sash. For a majority of the first decade of their existence, Burnley wore shirts with narrow blue and white stripes, black shorts and black socks.
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[edit] Current squad
As of 23 August 2006: Players in bold have international caps.
[edit] Summer 2006 transfers
In:
- Andy Gray from Sunderland - up to £750,000
- Alan Mahon from Wigan - £200,000
- Steve Jones from Crewe - Free
- Stephen Foster from Crewe - Free
Out:
- Danny Karbassiyoon - Released
- Duane Courtney to TNS - Free
[edit] Famous players
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[edit] Past and present international players
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[edit] Managers
| Manager | Period | Manager | Period |
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| Arthur Sutcliffe | (1893-1896) | Joe Brown | (1976-1977) |
| Harry Bradshaw | (1896-1899) | Harry Potts | (1977-1979) |
| Ernest Magnall | (1899-1903) | Brian Miller | (1979-1983) |
| Spen Whittaker | (1903-1910) | John Bond | (1983-1984) |
| R. Wadge | (1910-1911) | John Benson | (1984-1985) |
| John Haworth | (1911-1925) | Martin Buchan | (1985) |
| Albert Pickles | (1925-1932) | Tommy Cavanagh | (1985-1986) |
| Tom Bromilow | (1932-1935) | Brian Miller | (1986-1989) |
| Alf Boland | (1935-1939) | Frank Casper | (1989-1991) |
| Cliff Britton | (1945-1948) | Jimmy Mullen | (1991-1996) |
| Frank Hill | (1948-1954) | Adrian Heath | (1996-1997) |
| Alan Brown | (1954-1957) | Chris Waddle | (1997-1998) |
| Billy Dougall | (1957-1958) | Stan Ternent | (1998-2004) |
| Harry Potts | (1958-1970) | Steve Cotterill | (2004-present day) |
| Jimmy Adamson | (1970-1976) |
[edit] Famous fans
- Ian Austin
- Alastair Campbell
- Chumbawamba
- Stuart Fielden
- Steve Halliwell
- Andy Hodgson
- Neil Hodgson
- Sir Bernard Ingham
- John Kettley
- Tony Livesey
- Richard Moore
- Peter Salmon
- Kevin Whately
- Phil Willis
- Peter Pike
- Amy Lame
[edit] Honours
League
- Champions - 1920/21, 1959/60
- Runners-Up - 1919/20, 1961/62
- Champions - 1897/98, 1972/73
- Runners-Up - 1912/13, 1946/47, 1999/00
- Champions - 1981/82
- Champions - 1991/92
Cup
- Winners - 1913/14
- Runners-Up - 1946/47, 1961/62
- Winners - 1973/74
- Shared - 1960/61
- Winners - 1978/79
[edit] 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: £1,500,000 Richard Chaplow, West Bromwich Albion, January 31, 2005
[edit] Current players
The three players with the most appearances still at the club as of November 2006 are:
| Graham Branch | : | 260 |
| Brian Jensen | : | 131 |
| Michael Duff | : | 103 |
[edit] Current players
The three players with the most goals still at the club as of November 2006 are:
Graham Branch : 17
Andy Gray : 13
James O'Connor : 8
[edit] External links
- Burnley F.C. official website
- Burnley FC - Clarets Trust
- Burnley FC - Clarets Mad
- Burnley FC Fansite - The Longside
- Burnley FC - Burnley Ultras
- Burnley F.C. Fansite - Clarets.net
- Burnley F.C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
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