Burnley F.C.

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Burnley F.C.
Full name	Burnley Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Clarets, Pride of Lancashire, Longsiders
Founded	1882
Ground	Turf Moor Burnley Lancashire England
Capacity	22,546
Chairman	Barry Kilby
Manager	Steve Cotterill
League	The Championship
2005-06	Championship, 17th
Home colours 　 Away colours

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 1882. 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early days: 1882-1912 1.2 Claret glory either side of World War I: 1912-1930 1.3 Golden days: 1947-1976 1.4 Near oblivion 1.5 The recovery begins 1.6 The Millennium promotion 1.7 Cotterill's Clarets 2 Club colours 3 Current squad 3.1 Players out on loan 4 Club Mascot 5 2007 transfers 5.1 January 5.2 March 6 Famous players 6.1 Past and present international players 7 Managers 8 Famous fans 9 Honours 10 Club records 10.1 Current players 10.2 Current players 11 Rivals 12 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Early days: 1882-1912

In May 1882, Burnley Rovers Football Club decided to shift their allegiance from rugby union to football. Normally playing in amber and black and nicknamed 'The Hornets', the club played their first competitive game in October 1882 against Astley Bridge in the Lancashire Challenge Cup, that game ending in an 8-0 defeat. In 1883 the club moved to Turf Moor and remain there, only their Lancashire rivals Preston having occupied the same ground continuously for longer. Burnley first appeared in the F.A. Cup in 1885-86 but were ignominiously beaten 11-0 when eligibility restrictions meant that their reserve side had to be fielded against Darwin. When it was decided to found The Football League for the 1888-89 season, Burnley were among the 12 founders of that competitition. Burnley, now known as 'The Turfites', 'Moorites' or 'The Royalites' finished 9th in the first season of the league but only 1 place from bottom in 1889-90 following a 17-game winless streak at the start of the season. That season did, however, present Burnley with their first honours, winning the Lancashire Cup with a 2-0 final victory over Blackburn. Before Burnley would win a trophy again, they would be relegated to the Second Division in 1896-97. They responded to this by winning promotion the next season, losing only 2 of their 30 matches along the way before gaining promotion through a play-off series then known as 'Test Matches'. Burnley and Stoke both entered the last match, to be played between the two teams, needing a draw for promotion (or in Stoke's case to retain their First Division place). A 0-0 draw ensued, reportedly 'The Match without a shot at goal' and the League immediately withdrew the Test Match system in favour of automatic promotion and relegation. Ironically, the League also decided to expand the top division after the Test Match series of 1897-98 and the other two teams also went into the top division for the following year, negating the effect of Burnley and Stoke's reputed collusion. Burnley were relegated again in 1899-90 and found themselves at the centre of a controversy when their goalkeeper, Jack Hillman attempted to bribe their opponents in the last match of the season (Nottingham Forest), resulting in his suspension for the whole of the following season. During the first decade of the 20th century, Burnley continued to play in the second division, even finishing in bottom place in one season, although the indications of success just around the corner were evident in 1911-12 when only a loss in the last game of the season denied the team promotion.

[edit] Claret glory either side of World War I: 1912-1930

Burnley changed their colours from green to their now traditional claret and blue for the 1910-11 season, reportedly aiming to enjoy the same success enjoyed by Aston Villa who also wore those colours. The 1912-13 season saw them win promotion to the First Divsion once more, as well as reaching the FA. Cup semi-final, only to lose to Sunderland. The next season was one of consolidation in the top flight, but more importantly their first major honour, the F.A. Cup, won 1-0 in the last final played at Crystal Palace against Liverpool. This cup final was historic in that King George V became the first reigning monarch to present the cup to the winning captain. World War I impacted the 1914-15 season, in which Burnley finished 4th in the First Division, before English football re-organised itself and took a back seat to the needs of the conflict. Upon resumption of full-time football in 1919-20, Burnley finished second in the First Division to West Brom but this was not a peak, merely presaging Burnley's first ever League Championship in 1920-21. Burnley lost their opening three matches that season before going on a 30-match unbeaten run, a record for unbeaten games in a single season that lasted until Arsenal went unbeaten through the whole of the 2003-04 season. Burnley finished third the following season but thereafter followed a steady deterioration of their position, with only 5th place in 1926-27 offering respite from a series of near-relegations which culminated in demotion in 1929-30.

[edit] Golden days: 1947-1976

Burnley enjoyed a long unbroken top flight spell ending in 1971 during which, more often than not, they were in the upper reaches of the League table. The 1950s and early 1960s saw the team revolve around the midfield engine room of Jimmy Adamson and Jimmy McIlroy, after whom a new stand was named in the 1990s. 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] Near oblivion

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 Leyton Orient on the last day of the season saved them from relegation to the Conference

[edit] The recovery begins

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.

[edit] The Millennium promotion

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.

[edit] Cotterill's Clarets

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. Cotterill also signed Andy Gray permanently from Sunderland AFC after having him on loan since January 2005.

Burnley made a great start to the 2006/7 season and looked well on the road to regaining the top division place which they had last held some 30 years earlier, but their form during December was less convincing due to an injury to prolific striker Andy Gray. Their form during December included losses against two of the bottom four teams (Barnsley F.C. and Hull City A.F.C.) and a draw against high flyers Derby County F.C.. But after capturing the signature of former fan favorite Ade Akinbiyi, less than 12 months after he left, for a fee of around £750,000 the fans are hoping for the goals to be flowing again. Mid season also saw the loan signings of Mike Pollitt from Wigan Athletic and Eric Djemba-Djemba from Aston Villa and the signings of both Joey Guðjónsson from AZ Alkmaar for £150,000 plus add ons and Steven Caldwell who signed just 9 minutes before the deadline. These changes were not enough to save Burnley from falling to 19th place by the middle of March, 3 points away from the relegation zone. The 2006-07 season saw the current squad set an unenviable club record - the longest run in a season without a league win, with their 18th winless game (19 in toal) against Luton meaning they were one worse than the 17 league game streak of the 1889-1890 season. The winless streak was finally broken on 03 April, as Burnley finally won a game, beating Plymouth Argyle 4-0 at Turf Moor.

[edit] Club colours

In the early years, various designs and colours were used by the Burnley club. The first kit was a white shirt with white shorts. Other early kits included a dark blue shirt with dark blue shorts. Other shirt designs were white with a blue sash, light blue and white stripes and claret and amber stripes. 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. 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 blue of the football league champions Aston Villa. As history shows, this move had a positive effect.[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, England.

[edit] Current squad

As of 22 March 2007: Players in bold have international caps.

No. Position Player 1 GK Danny Coyne 2 DF Wayne Thomas 3 DF Jon Harley 4 DF John McGreal 5 DF Graham Coughlan (on loan from Sheff Wed) 6 DF Michael Duff 7 MF James O'Connor 8 MF Alan Mahon 9 FW Steve Jones 10 FW Andy Gray 11 MF Wade Elliott 12 GK Brian Jensen

No. Position Player 14 MF Garreth O'Connor 15 MF Graham Branch 16 MF Chris McCann 17 FW Kyle Lafferty 18 MF Eric Djemba-Djemba (on loan from Aston Villa) 19 MF John Spicer 20 FW Ade Akinbiyi 21 MF Paul McVeigh (on loan from Norwich City) 22 DF Stephen Foster 24 DF Steven Caldwell (captain) 25 MF Joey Guðjónsson

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player 5 DF Frank Sinclair (at Huddersfield Town)

[edit] Club Mascot

The club's mascot is Bertie Bee. He wears the 1882 shirt and is popular with the Burnley F.C. fans.

In the 2006/07 season, he is also joined by Holland's Pies Stan the Pie Man, due to a sponsorship deal.

[edit] 2007 transfers

[edit] January

In:

• Ade Akinbiyi from Sheffield United F.C - £650,000 now, £10,000 in Summer 2007
• Eric Djemba-Djemba from Aston Villa F.C - 6 month loan deal
• Michael Pollitt from Wigan Athletic - 1 month loan deal
• Joey Gudjonsson from AZ Alkmaar - £150,000
• Steven Caldwell from Sunderland £400,000

Out:

• Micah Hyde to Peterborough United - £75,000 (up to £100,000)
• Gifton Noel-Williams to Real Murcia - £50,000
• Frank Sinclair to Huddersfield Town - End of season loan

[edit] March

In

• Paul McVeigh from Norwich City End of Season loan
• Graham Coughlan from Sheffield Wednesday End of Season loan

[edit] Famous players

Jimmy McIlroy Jimmy Adamson John Connelly Brian Miller Jerry Dawson Tommy Boyle Bob Kelly Billy Elliot Bert Freeman Colin McDonald Adam Blacklaw Andy Lochhead Gordon Harris Willie Irvine Brian O'Neil Willie Morgan

Ralph Coates Frank Casper Martin Dobson Bobby Seith Brian Pilkington Tommy Cummings Harry Potts Ray Pointer Dave Thomas Steve Kindon Colin Waldron Leighton James Brian Flynn Andy Payton Trevor Steven Glen Little Ade Akinbiyi Frank Sinclair Peter Whittingham

[edit] Past and present international players

Australia Mark Robertson Cameroon Eric Djemba-Djemba England John Angus William Bannister Tommy Boyle George Brown Jack Bruton Edgar Chadwick Ralph Coates John Connelly Gordon Cowans James Crabtree Arthur Cunliffe Jerry Dawson Lee Dixon Martin Dobson Billy Elliott Bert Freeman Tommy Gardner Paul Gascoigne Gordon Harris Jack Hill Jack Hillman Bob Kelly Colin McDonald Brian Miller Tony Morley Eddie Mosscrop Keith Newton Louis Page Mike Phelan Nick Pickering Brian Pilkington Ray Pointer Kevin Reeves Michael Ricketts Tommy Roberts Ronnie Sewell

Trevor Steven Paul Stewart Mike Summerbee Dave Thomas Dennis Tueart Chris Waddle Tony Waiters George Waterfield Willie Watson Chris Woods Ian Wright Jack Yates Greece Nikolaos Michopoulos Dimitrios Papadopoulos Grenada Delroy Facey Guinea Mohammed Camara Drissa Diallo Iceland Joey Guðjónsson Ireland Terry Donovan Gareth Farrelly Alan Lee Alan Mahon Paul McGee Alan Moore Gerry Peyton Jamaica Micah Hyde David Johnson Frank Sinclair Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi Northern Ireland Tommy Cassidy

Terry Cochrane Michael Duff Alex Elder William Emerson Hugh Flack Phil Gray Billy Hamilton Willie Irvine Steve Jones Kyle Lafferty Andy McCluggage Jimmy McIlroy Paul McVeigh Tom Morrison Chris Nicholl Steve Penney Danny Sonner Sammy Todd Tom Willighan Scotland Jock Aird Adam Blacklaw Steven Caldwell Willie Donachie Andy Gray Tommy Hutchison Andy McLaren Willie Morgan Nicky Walker Trinidad and Tobago Ian Cox Wales Stan Bowsher Danny Coyne Richard Duffy Brian Flynn Leighton James Andy Marriott Billy Morris John Oster Gareth Taylor

[edit] Managers

Manager	Period	Manager	Period
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.H. 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
• Phil Willis
• Peter Pike
• Amy Lame
• Eric Knowles
• Sam Aston a.k.a Coronation Street's Chesney Brown
• Jane Horrocks
• Rachel Brown

[edit] Honours

League

Division One

• Champions - 1920/21, 1959/60
• Runners-Up - 1919/20, 1961/62

Division Two

• Champions - 1897/98, 1972/73
• Runners-Up - 1912/13, 1946/47, 1999/00

Division Three

• Champions - 1981/82

Division Four

• Champions - 1991/92

Cup

FA Cup

• Winners - 1913/14
• Runners-Up - 1946/47, 1961/62

FA Community Shield

• Winners - 1973/74
• Shared - 1960/61

Anglo-Scottish Cup

• 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: £1,750,000 Ade Akinbiyi, Sheffield United, January 26, 2006

[edit] Current players

The players with more than 100 appearances still at the club as of January 2007 are:

Graham Branch	:	264
Brian Jensen	:	134
Michael Duff	:	119
James O'Connor	:	103

[edit] Current players

The players with 10 goals still at the club as of March 29th 2007 are:

Graham Branch : 17

Ade Akinbiyi : 17

Andy Gray : 13

[edit] Rivals

According to a 2003 survey ^[1], Burnley's three main rivals are

• Blackburn Rovers
• Preston
• Blackpool

[edit] External links

• Burnley F.C. Official Website
• Burnley FC - Up the Clarets
• Burnley FC Fansite - The Longside
• Burnley FC - Burnley Ultras
• Burnley FC - Clarets Trust
• Burnley FC - Clarets Mad
• Burnley F.C. Fansite - Clarets.net

1. ^ Football Fans Survey, "http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf"

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