Burnley F.C. is a professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1882, the club had played in the Football League every season since its inception, until 2009 when they were promoted to the Premier League for the first time. Since the formation of the club, over 900 different footballers have represented the side in competitive matches. The following list recognises all the players who have appeared 100 times or more in the league for Burnley. The current record holder for the highest number of league appearances is goalkeeper Jerry Dawson, who played 522 league games for the side between 1907 and 1928. George Beel holds the record for most league goals, scoring a total of 178 between 1923 and 1932. Beel's total of 35 league goals in the 1927–28 season is also the club's most ever goals in one season.
Name | Nationality | Position | Burnley career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
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Ted Adams | England | GK | 1935–1940 | 111 | 0 | [1] |
Jimmy Adamson | England | DF | 1950–1964 | 426 | 17 | [2] |
Jock Aird | Scotland | DF | 1949–1955 | 132 | 0 | [3] |
Ade Akinbiyi | Nigeria | FW | 2005–2006 2007–2009 |
109 | 26 | [4] |
Graham Alexander | Scotland | DF | 2007–2011 | 154 | 20 | [5] |
Joe Anderson | Scotland | FW | 1919–1924 | 121 | 64 | [1] |
John Angus | England | DF | 1955–1972 | 439 | 4 | [6] |
Gordon Armstrong | England | DF | 1998–2003 | 105 | 4 | [7] |
Reg Attwell | England | DF | 1946–1954 | 244 | 9 | [8] |
Tom Bamford | England | DF | 1909–1915 | 137 | 0 | [1] |
Fred Barron | England | DF | 1898–1911 | 400 | 13 | [1] |
Alf Basnett | England | DF | 1919–1926 | 147 | 5 | [1] |
George Beel | England | FW | 1923–1932 | 316 | 178 | [1] |
Arthur Bell | England | FW | 1902–1909 | 101 | 29 | [1] |
Arthur Bellamy | England | MF | 1962–1972 | 217 | 29 | [9] |
Marlon Beresford | England | GK | 1992–1998 2002 2002–2003 |
287 | 0 | [10] |
Adam Blacklaw | Scotland | GK | 1956–1967 | 318 | 0 | [11] |
Robbie Blake | England | FW | 2002–2005 2007–2010 |
242 | 61 | [12] |
Billy Bowes | Scotland | FW | 1890–1901 | 269 | 79 | [1] |
Tommy Boyle | England | DF | 1911–1922 | 210 | 36 | [1] |
Graham Branch | England | DF | 1999–2007 | 264 | 17 | [13] |
Chris Brass | England | DF | 1993–2001 | 134 | 1 | [14] |
George Bray | England | DF | 1938–1952 | 241 | 8 | [15] |
Ian Brennan | England | DF | 1973–1980 | 175 | 11 | [16] |
Lee Briscoe | England | DF | 2000–2003 | 106 | 7 | [17] |
Ian Britton | Scotland | MF | 1986–1989 | 108 | 10 | [18] |
Bob Brocklebank | England | FW | 1936–1939 | 121 | 33 | [1] |
James Brown | Scotland | DF | 1927–1935 | 228 | 5 | [1] |
Jack Bruton | England | MF | 1924–1929 | 167 | 42 | [1] |
Steven Caldwell | Scotland | DF | 2007–2010 | 104 | 5 | [19] |
Clarke Carlisle | England | DF | 2007– | 131 | 7 | [20] |
Frank Casper | England | FW | 1967–1976 | 237 | 74 | [21] |
Albert Cheesebrough | England | FW | 1951–1959 | 142 | 35 | [22] |
Jackie Chew | England | MF | 1946–1954 | 225 | 39 | [23] |
Ralph Coates | England | MF | 1964–1971 | 216 | 26 | [24] |
Doug Collins | England | MF | 1968–1976 | 187 | 18 | [25] |
John Connelly | England | FW | 1956–1964 | 215 | 86 | [26] |
Paul Cook | England | MF | 1999 1999–2003 |
146 | 12 | [27] |
Andy Cooke | England | FW | 1995–2000 | 171 | 52 | [28] |
Ian Cox | Trinidad and Tobago | DF | 2000–2003 | 115 | 5 | [29] |
Jonathan Cretney | England | DF | 1905–1911 | 167 | 7 | [1] |
Benny Cross | England | FW | 1920–1927 | 237 | 57 | [1] |
Tommy Cummings | England | DF | 1948–1963 | 434 | 3 | [30] |
Steve Davis | England | DF | 1987–1991 | 147 | 11 | [31] |
Steve Davis | England | DF | 1989 1991–1995 1998–2003 |
327 | 42 | [32] |
Jerry Dawson | England | GK | 1907–1928 | 522 | 0 | [33] |
John Deary | England | MF | 1989–1995 | 215 | 23 | [34] |
Ray Deakin | England | DF | 1985–1991 | 213 | 6 | [35] |
Joe Devine | Scotland | FW | 1925–1930 | 114 | 27 | [1] |
Arthur Dixon | England | DF | 1901–1907 | 175 | 7 | [1] |
Martin Dobson | England | MF | 1967–1974 1979–1984 |
410 | 63 | [36] |
Mick Docherty | England | DF | 1968–1976 | 153 | 0 | [37] |
Michael Duff | Northern Ireland | DF | 2004– | 205 | 5 | [38] |
Chris Eagles | England | MF | 2008–2011 | 120 | 20 | [39] |
Alex Elder | Northern Ireland | DF | 1959–1967 | 271 | 15 | [40] |
Wade Elliott | England | MF | 2005–2011 | 252 | 19 | [41] |
David Eyres | England | MF | 1993–1997 | 175 | 37 | [42] |
Andy Farrell | England | MF | 1987–1994 | 257 | 19 | [43] |
Paul Fletcher | England | FW | 1971–1980 | 293 | 71 | [44] |
Brian Flynn | Wales | MF | 1973–1977 1982 1982–1984 |
202 | 19 | [45] |
Alex Forrest | Scotland | DF | 1927–1933 | 108 | 4 | [1] |
John Francis | England | FW | 1990–1992 1993–1996 |
177 | 37 | [46] |
Bert Freeman | England | FW | 1911–1921 | 166 | 103 | [1] |
Tony Grant | England | MF | 2001–2005 | 141 | 3 | [47] |
Billy Gray | England | FW | 1953–1957 | 120 | 30 | [48] |
Billy Green | England | GK | 1903–1909 | 147 | 0 | [1] |
Neil Grewcock | England | MF | 1984–1991 | 202 | 27 | [49] |
George Halley | England | DF | 1913–1922 | 137 | 4 | [1] |
Billy Hamilton | Northern Ireland | FW | 1979–1984 | 200 | 58 | [50] |
Peter Hampton | England | DF | 1984–1987 | 118 | 2 | [51] |
Ted Hancock | England | MF | 1932–1936 | 112 | 23 | [1] |
Ray Hankin | England | FW | 1972–1976 | 112 | 37 | [52] |
Jon Harley | England | DF | 2005–2008 | 119 | 3 | [53] |
Gordon Harris | England | FW | 1958–1968 | 258 | 69 | [54] |
Gerry Harrison | England | MF | 1994–1998 | 124 | 3 | [55] |
Jack Hays | England | MF | 1939–1951 | 146 | 12 | [56] |
Adrian Heath | England | FW | 1992–1995 1996–1997 |
120 | 29 | [57] |
Jack Hill | England | DF | 1923–1928 | 184 | 13 | [1] |
Jimmy Hill | Scotland | MF | 1889–1897 | 151 | 36 | [1] |
Jack Hillman | England | GK | 1890–1895 1897–1902 |
175 | 0 | [1] |
Teddy Hodgson | England | FW | 1911–1915 | 120 | 53 | [1] |
Bill Holden | England | FW | 1950–1955 | 187 | 75 | [58] |
Ron Hornby | England | MF | 1934–1948 | 123 | 16 | [59] |
Micah Hyde | Jamaica | MF | 2004–2007 | 102 | 1 | [60] |
Billy Ingham | England | MF | 1969–1980 | 211 | 22 | [61] |
Willie Irvine | Northern Ireland | FW | 1962–1968 | 126 | 78 | [62] |
Joe Jakub | Scotland | MF | 1975–1980 1989–1993 |
205 | 8 | [63] |
Leighton James | Wales | MF | 1970–1975 1978–1980 1986–1989 |
336 | 66 | [64] |
Brian Jensen | Denmark | GK | 2003– | 269 | 0 | [65] |
Bob Kelly | England | FW | 1913–1925 | 277 | 88 | [1] |
Steve Kindon | England | MF | 1968–1972 1977–1979 |
185 | 46 | [66] |
Sandy Lang | Scotland | DF | 1888–1895 | 123 | 2 | [1] |
Les Latcham | England | MF | 1964–1971 | 153 | 10 | [67] |
Brian Laws | England | DF | 1979–1983 | 125 | 12 | [68] |
Dick Lindley | England | FW | 1908–1920 | 137 | 42 | [1] |
Glen Little | England | MF | 1996–2004 | 246 | 32 | [69] |
Archie Livingstone | Scotland | DF | 1892–1900 | 169 | 2 | [1] |
Andy Lochhead | Scotland | FW | 1960–1968 | 226 | 101 | [70] |
Doug MacFarlane | England | FW | 1903–1907 | 121 | 35 | [1] |
Harry Mather | England | DF | 1946–1955 | 301 | 0 | [71] |
Chris McCann | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2005– | 171 | 23 | [72] |
Andy McCluggage | Ireland | DF | 1925–1931 | 204 | 22 | [1] |
Colin McDonald | England | GK | 1953–1958 | 186 | 0 | [73] |
Jimmy McIlroy | Northern Ireland | FW | 1950–1963 | 439 | 116 | [74] |
Tom McLintock | Scotland | DF | 1893–1902 | 233 | 14 | [1] |
Ian Measham | England | DF | 1988–1993 | 182 | 2 | [75] |
Brian Miller | England | DF | 1955–1966 | 379 | 29 | [76] |
Hugh Moffat | England | DF | 1903–1910 | 201 | 13 | [1] |
Ian Moore | England | FW | 2000–2005 | 192 | 37 | [77] |
Willie Morgan | Scotland | MF | 1962–1968 | 183 | 19 | [78] |
Billy Morris | Wales | FW | 1938–19531 | 211 | 47 | [79] |
Tommy Morrison | England | MF | 1894–1895 1897–1902 1906–1907 |
179 | 26 | [1] |
Eddie Mosscrop | England | MF | 1912–1923 | 176 | 19 | [1] |
Billy Nesbitt | England | MF | 1911–1923 | 172 | 19 | [1] |
Keith Newton | England | DF | 1972–1978 | 209 | 5 | [80] |
Tom Nicol | Scotland | FW | 1891–1896 | 140 | 42 | [1] |
Peter Noble | England | FW | 1973–1980 | 243 | 63 | [81] |
Geoff Nulty | England | MF | 1969–1974 | 130 | 20 | [82] |
James O'Connor | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2004–2005 2005–2008 |
139 | 11 | [83] |
Brian O'Neil | England | MF | 1962–1970 | 235 | 22 | [84] |
Vince Overson | England | DF | 1979–1986 1996–1998 |
219 | 6 | [85] |
Louis Page | England | FW | 1925–1931 | 248 | 111 | [1] |
George Parkin | England | DF | 1924–1929 | 125 | 2 | [1] |
Gary Parkinson | England | DF | 1994–1997 | 135 | 4 | [86] |
Andy Payton | England | FW | 1998–2003 | 156 | 68 | [87] |
Chris Pearce | England | GK | 1987–1992 | 181 | 0 | [88] |
John Pender | England | DF | 1990–1995 | 171 | 8 | [89] |
Mike Phelan | England | MF | 1980–1985 | 168 | 9 | [90] |
Brian Pilkington | England | MF | 1952–1961 | 300 | 67 | [91] |
Walter Place | England | DF | 1890–1900 | 136 | 7 | [1] |
Walter Place | England | MF | 1893–1900 | 152 | 30 | [1] |
Ray Pointer | England | FW | 1957–1965 | 223 | 118 | [92] |
Harry Potts | England | FW | 1937–1950 | 165 | 47 | [93] |
Adrian Randall | England | MF | 1991–1995 | 125 | 8 | [94] |
Jerry Reynolds | Scotland | DF | 1895–1899 | 107 | 0 | [1] |
Gilbert Richmond | England | DF | 1932–1939 | 176 | 1 | [1] |
Alick Robinson | England | DF | 1933–1939 | 204 | 8 | [1] |
Jimmy Robson | England | FW | 1956–1965 | 202 | 79 | [95] |
Billy Rodaway | England | DF | 1971–1981 1986–1987 |
247 | 3 | [96] |
Harry Ross | Scotland | DF | 1899–1904 | 106 | 2 | [1] |
Derek Scott | England | DF | 1974–1985 | 285 | 24 | [97] |
Bobby Seith | Scotland | DF | 1953–1960 | 211 | 6 | [98] |
Les Shannon | England | DF | 1949–1959 | 262 | 39 | [99] |
Len Smelt | England | DF | 1919–1926 | 229 | 0 | [1] |
Albert Smith | England | MF | 1905–1908 | 105 | 21 | [1] |
Cecil Smith | Wales | FW | 1932–1936 | 106 | 49 | [1] |
Dick Smith | England | FW | 1904–1910 | 174 | 71 | [1] |
Paul Smith | England | MF | 1994–2001 | 112 | 5 | [100] |
George Sommerville | Scotland | GK | 1926–1932 | 118 | 0 | [1] |
John Steel | Scotland | DF | 1925–1931 | 145 | 5 | [1] |
Alan Stevenson | England | GK | 1971–1983 | 438 | 0 | [101] |
Jimmy Strong | England | GK | 1946–1953 | 264 | 0 | [102] |
John Talbut | England | DF | 1957–1966 | 138 | 0 | [103] |
David Taylor | Scotland | DF | 1911–1924 | 221 | 5 | [1] |
Joe Taylor | England | DF | 1894–1907 | 323 | 12 | [1] |
Steve Taylor | England | FW | 1980–1983 1987–1989 |
131 | 43 | [104] |
Dave Thomas | England | MF | 1967–1972 | 157 | 19 | [105] |
Harry Thomson | Scotland | GK | 1964–1969 | 117 | 0 | [106] |
Jim Thomson | Scotland | DF | 1968–1981 | 297 | 3 | [107] |
Sammy Todd | Northern Ireland | DF | 1963–1970 | 116 | 1 | [108] |
Colin Waldron | England | DF | 1967–1976 | 308 | 16 | [109] |
George Waterfield | England | DF | 1923–1935 | 371 | 5 | [1] |
Billy Watson | England | DF | 1908–1925 | 346 | 18 | [1] |
Walter Weaver | England | MF | 1919–1925 | 106 | 15 | [1] |
Paul Weller | England | MF | 1993–2004 | 252 | 11 | [110] |
Dean West | England | DF | 1999–2004 | 158 | 5 | [111] |
Winston White | England | MF | 1988–1991 | 104 | 14 | [112] |
Mark Winstanley | England | DF | 1994–1999 | 152 | 5 | [113] |
Doug Winton | Scotland | DF | 1951–1959 | 183 | 1 | [114] |
Arthur Woodruff | England | DF | 1936–1952 | 271 | 0 | [115] |
Kevin Young | England | MF | 1978–1984 | 120 | 11 | [116] |
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