List of Burnley F.C. internationals

Kyle Lafferty representing Northern Ireland against Russia in FIFA World Cup qualifier in 2012.
Forward Kyle Lafferty made 16 appearances for Northern Ireland, scoring five times during 2006–2008.

Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Formed on 18 May 1882, the team originally played only friendly matches until they entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885.[1] Burnley went on to become one of the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888 and have competed in the league ever since, with the exception of the 2009–10 season and 2014–15 season when they played in the Premier League. The following list contains all the footballers who have represented their country at full international level during this time.

Introduction

Burnley's first international was forward John Yates who appeared for England on 2 March 1889, in a 6–1 victory over Ireland in the 1888–89 British Home Championship. Yates scored a hat-trick on his debut, in what proved to be his only cap.[2] The most recent player to be capped whilst with Burnley is defender, Daniel Lafferty who played for Northern Ireland in a 2–0 defeat to Chile in June 2014.[3] Northern Irish forward Jimmy McIlroy is Burnley's most capped player, appearing in 51 games for his country between 1951 and 1962.[4] McIlroy is also the club's top international goalscorer, netting 10 times for Northern Ireland during his tenure with the Clarets.[4] Attacking midfielder Cameron Howieson became Burnley's youngest ever international in 2012 at the age of 17, making his debut for New Zealand in a 2–2 draw with El Salvador.[5]

The majority of Burnley players that have received international caps are for the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The only decade that Burnley didn't have an international representative was during the 1990s. From the 2000s onwards the increasingly multinational nature of the team resulted in call-ups for players from across Europe (including Greece and Iceland) and also from the wider world (including New Zealand, Cameroon and Canada.) In 2001, Ian Cox became the first non-British player to be capped, appearing for Trinidad and Tobago in a 1–0 defeat to Morocco.[6]

Burnley have had a number of players who have represented their country in major international tournaments whilst at the club. The first Burnley player to go to a FIFA World Cup was Jock Aird, who represented Scotland in 1954.[7] In the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, Jimmy McIlroy represented Northern Ireland and Colin McDonald was the goalkeeper for England.[4][8] Outside forward John Connelly and right-half Jimmy Adamson, were part of the England squad that went to the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, however, they failed to make an appearance.[9] Billy Hamilton and Tommy Cassidy represented Northern Ireland at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.[10] Hamilton made five appearances and scored twice against Austria, and Cassidy played once as the side reached the second round.[11] André Bikey is Burnley's only ever African international and he represented Cameroon in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, making one appearance.[12] Defender David Edgar represented Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, however, he failed to make an appearance as he was a late addition to the squad.[13] Edgar made three appearances in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as Canada exited in the group stage.[13] Cameron Howieson represented New Zealand at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, making one appearance.[5]

Key

List of players

Welsh football player Sam Vokes during match against Iceland.
Sam Vokes, who currently plays for Burnley is an international for Wales.
David Edgar being interviewed for CBC Radio.
Defender David Edgar is the joint-fifth most capped player for Burnley, appearing 23 times for Canada.
Andre bikey against Manchester united
Defender André Bikey represented Cameroon in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations whilst a Burnley player.
Jimmy Crabtree cropped from the Aston Villa team photo of 1897. Image believed to be in the public domain due to age
Jimmy Crabtree was Burnley's second ever international, making his debut for England in 1894.
Dimitrios Papadopoulos made one appearance for Greece in 2002.
Football goalkeeper Jerry Dawson (1888-1970)
Goalkeeper Jerry Dawson is Burnley's all-time record appearance holder, and also had two caps for England.
As of match played 28 March 2015.
List of Burnley F.C. players making full international appearances
Name Nation Position Intl. Years Caps Goals Notes
Aird, JockJock Aird  Scotland DF 1954 4 0 [7]
Alexander, GrahamGraham Alexander  Scotland MF 2007–2009 10 0 [14]
Angus, JohnJohn Angus  England DF 1961 1 0 [15]
Baird, ChrisChris Baird  Northern Ireland DF 2014 1 0 [16]
Bannister, BillyBilly Bannister  England DF 1901 1 0 [17]
Berisha, BesartBesart Berisha  Albania FW 2007–2009 10 1 [18]
Bikey, AndréAndré Bikey  Cameroon DF 2009–2010 4 0 [12]
Blacklaw, AdamAdam Blacklaw  Scotland GK 1963–1965 3 0 [19]
Bowsher, StanStan Bowsher  Wales DF 1929 1 0 [20]
Boyle, TommyTommy Boyle  England DF 1913 1 0 [21]
Bruton, JackJack Bruton  England MF 1928–1929 3 0 [22]
Caldwell, StevenSteven Caldwell  Scotland DF 2009 1 0 [23]
Cassidy, TommyTommy Cassidy  Northern Ireland MF 1980–1982 4 0 [10]
Coates, RalphRalph Coates  England MF 1970–1971 2 0 [24]
Cochrane, TerryTerry Cochrane  Northern Ireland MF 1978 4 0 [25]
Connelly, JohnJohn Connelly  England FW 1959–1963 10 4 [9]
Cort, LeonLeon Cort  Guyana DF 2011 4 1 [26]
Coyne, DannyDanny Coyne  Wales GK 2005–2007 10 0 [27]
Cox, IanIan Cox  Trinidad and Tobago DF 2001 4 0 [6]
Crabtree, JimmyJimmy Crabtree  England DF 1894–1895 3 0 [28]
Dawson, JerryJerry Dawson  England GK 1921–1922 2 0 [29]
Dobson, MartinMartin Dobson  England MF 1974 4 0 [30]
Duff, MichaelMichael Duff †  Northern Ireland DF 2004–2012 21 0 [31]
Edgar, DavidDavid Edgar  Canada DF 2011–2014 23 1 [13]
Elder, AlexAlex Elder  Northern Ireland DF 1960–1967 34 1 [32]
Elliott, BillyBilly Elliott  England MF 1952 5 3 [33]
Emerson, WilliamWilliam Emerson  Ireland MF 1922–1923 5 0 [34]
Flack, HughHugh Flack  Ireland DF 1929 1 0 [35]
Fletcher, StevenSteven Fletcher  Scotland FW 2009 3 0 [36]
Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn  Wales MF 1974–1984 34 3 [37]
Freeman, BertBert Freeman  England FW 1912 3 2 [38]
Gray, PhilPhil Gray  Northern Ireland FW 2000 3 1 [39]
Guðjónsson, JoeyJoey Guðjónsson  Iceland MF 2007 4 0 [40]
Hamilton, BillyBilly Hamilton  Northern Ireland FW 1980–1984 34 5 [11]
Harris, GordonGordon Harris  England MF 1966 1 0 [41]
Hill, JackJack Hill  England DF 1925–1927 8 0 [42]
Hillman, JackJack Hillman  England GK 1899 1 0 [43]
Howieson, CameronCameron Howieson †  New Zealand MF 2012–2014 9 0 [5]
Hyde, MicahMicah Hyde  Jamaica MF 2004 4 1 [44]
Irvine, WillieWillie Irvine  Northern Ireland FW 1963–1968 17 6 [45]
Iwelumo, ChrisChris Iwelumo  Scotland FW 2010 2 0 [46]
James, LeightonLeighton James  Wales MF 1971–1978 23 3 [47]
Jones, SteveSteve Jones  Northern Ireland FW 2006–2007 5 1 [48]
Kelly, BobBob Kelly  England FW 1920–1925 11 6 [49]
Lafferty, DanielDaniel Lafferty †  Northern Ireland DF 2012–2015 11 0 [3]
Lafferty, KyleKyle Lafferty  Northern Ireland FW 2006–2008 16 5 [50]
McCluggage, AndyAndy McCluggage  Ireland DF 1927–1931 11 3 [51]
McDonald, ColinColin McDonald  England GK 1958 8 0 [8]
McIlroy, JimmyJimmy McIlroy  Northern Ireland MF 1951–1962 51 10 [4]
Michopoulos, NikolaosNikolaos Michopoulos  Greece GK 2002 2 0 [52]
Miller, BrianBrian Miller  England DF 1961 1 0 [53]
Morgan, WillieWillie Morgan  Scotland MF 1967 1 0 [54]
Morris, BillyBilly Morris  Wales FW 1947–1952 5 0 [55]
Morrison, TommyTommy Morrison  Ireland MF 1899–1902 4 1 [56]
Mosscrop, EddieEddie Mosscrop  England MF 1914 2 0 [57]
Page, LouisLouis Page  England FW 1927 7 1 [58]
Papadopoulos, DimitriosDimitrios Papadopoulos  Greece FW 2002 1 0 [59]
Paterson, MartinMartin Paterson  Northern Ireland FW 2008–2013 13 1 [60]
Pilkington, BrianBrian Pilkington  England MF 1954 1 0 [61]
Pointer, RayRay Pointer  England FW 1961 3 2 [62]
Richards, DaneDane Richards  Jamaica MF 2013 1 0 [63]
Taylor, GarethGareth Taylor  Wales FW 2002–2003 4 0 [64]
Todd, SammySammy Todd  Northern Ireland DF 1966–1970 8 0 [65]
Treacy, KeithKeith Treacy  Republic of Ireland MF 2011 1 0 [66]
Vokes, SamSam Vokes †  Wales FW 2012–2015 11 2 [67]
Ward, StephenStephen Ward †  Republic of Ireland DF 2014 5 0 [68]
Waterfield, GeorgeGeorge Waterfield  England DF 1927 1 0 [69]
Watson, BillyBilly Watson  England DF 1913–1919 3 0 [70]
Willighan, TomTom Willighan  Ireland DF 1932–1933 2 0 [71]
Yates, JohnJohn Yates  England MF 1889 1 3 [2]

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ Simpson (2007), p. 25
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jack Yates". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Daniel Lafferty". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Jimmy McIlroy". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Cameron Howieson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ian Cox". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jock Aird". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Colin McDonald". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "John Connelly". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Tommy Cassidy". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Billy Hamilton". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "André Bikey". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "David Edgar". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  14. ↑ "Graham Alexander". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  15. ↑ "John Angus". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  16. ↑ "Chris Baird". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  17. ↑ "Billy Bannister". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  18. ↑ "Besart Berisha". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  19. ↑ "Adam Blacklaw". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  20. ↑ "Stan Bowsher". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  21. ↑ "Tommy Boyle". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  22. ↑ "Jack Bruton". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  23. ↑ "Steven Caldwell". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  24. ↑ "Ralph Coates". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  25. ↑ "Terry Cochrane". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  26. ↑ "Leon Cort". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  27. ↑ "Danny Coyne". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  28. ↑ "Jimmy Crabtree". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  29. ↑ "Jerry Dawson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  30. ↑ "Martin Dobson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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  32. ↑ "Alex Elder". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  33. ↑ "Billy Elliott". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  34. ↑ "William Emerson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  35. ↑ "Hugh Flack". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  36. ↑ "Steven Fletcher". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  37. ↑ "Brian Flynn". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  38. ↑ "Bert Freeman". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  39. ↑ "Phil Gray". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  40. ↑ "Joey Guðjónsson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  41. ↑ "Gordon Harris". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  42. ↑ "Jack Hill". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  43. ↑ "Jack Hillman". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  44. ↑ "Micah Hyde". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  45. ↑ "Willie Irvine". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  46. ↑ "Chris Iwelumo". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  47. ↑ "Leighton James". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  48. ↑ "Steve Jones". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  49. ↑ "Bob Kelly". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  50. ↑ "Kyle Lafferty". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  51. ↑ "Andy McCluggage". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  52. ↑ "Nikolaos Michopoulos". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  53. ↑ "Brian Miller". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  54. ↑ "Willie Morgan". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  55. ↑ "Billy Morris". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  56. ↑ "Tom Morrison". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  57. ↑ "Eddie Mosscrop". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  58. ↑ "Louis Page". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  59. ↑ "Dimi Papadopoulos". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  60. ↑ "Martin Paterson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  61. ↑ "Brian Pilkington". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  62. ↑ "Ray Pointer". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  63. ↑ "Dane Richards". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  64. ↑ "Gareth Taylor". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  65. ↑ "Sammy Todd". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  66. ↑ "Keith Treacy". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  67. ↑ "Sam Vokes". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  68. ↑ "Stephen Ward". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  69. ↑ "George Waterfield". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  70. ↑ "Willie Watson". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  71. ↑ "Tom Willighan". Claretsmad. Retrieved 2011-07-28.

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