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Burnley Football Club is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, that currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
The side won their first silverware in 1883: the Dr Dean's Cup, a knockout competition between amateur clubs in the Burnley area.
In 1884, Burnley led a group of 35 other clubs in the formation of the breakaway British Football Association to challenge the FA's supremacy.
The FA changed its rule in 1885, allowing professionalism, and Burnley made their first appearance in the FA Cup in 1885-86.
In October 1886, Burnley's Turf Moor became the first professional ground to be visited by a member of the Royal Family, when Prince Albert Victor attended a friendly between Burnley and Bolton Wanderers.
In the second match, William Tait became the first player to score a league hat-trick, when his three goals gave Burnley their inaugural win in the competition.
Burnley were relegated to the Second Division for the first time in 1896-97.
The directors appointed John Haworth as the new manager in 1910, who changed the club's colours from green to the claret and blue of Aston Villa, the then First Division champions, as Haworth and the Burnley committee believed it might bring a change of fortune.
In 1912-13, the side won promotion to the first tier; the following season, Burnley won their first major honour, beating Liverpool in the 1914 FA Cup Final.
The side won their first silverware in 1883: the Dr Dean's Cup, a knockout competition between amateur clubs in the Burnley area.
In 1884, Burnley led a group of 35 other clubs in the formation of the breakaway British Football Association to challenge the FA's supremacy.
The FA changed its rule in 1885, allowing professionalism, and Burnley made their first appearance in the FA Cup in 1885-86.
In October 1886, Burnley's Turf Moor became the first professional ground to be visited by a member of the Royal Family, when Prince Albert Victor attended a friendly between Burnley and Bolton Wanderers.
In the second match, William Tait became the first player to score a league hat-trick, when his three goals gave Burnley their inaugural win in the competition.
Burnley were relegated to the Second Division for the first time in 1896-97.
The directors appointed John Haworth as the new manager in 1910, who changed the club's colours from green to the claret and blue of Aston Villa, the then First Division champions, as Haworth and the Burnley committee believed it might bring a change of fortune.
In 1912-13, the side won promotion to the first tier; the following season, Burnley won their first major honour, beating Liverpool in the 1914 FA Cup Final.
Bert Freeman scored the only goal, as Burnley became the first club to defeat five top tier sides in one cup season.
In the first season of post-war League football, Burnley gained promotion and reached the 1947 FA Cup Final but were defeated by Charlton Athletic after extra time.
Burnley were one of the first to set up a purpose-built training ground, at Gawthorpe, and they became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young talents.
Burnley clinched a second First Division title in 1959-60.
With 80,000 inhabitants, the town of Burnley became one of the smallest to have an English first tier champion.
The following season, Burnley played in European competition for the first time in the 1960-61 European Cup.
The maximum wage in the Football League was abolished in 1961, which meant that clubs from small towns like Burnley could no longer compete financially with sides from bigger towns and cities.
Burnley retained their place in the First Division throughout the decade finishing third in 1965-66 to qualify for the 1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Burnley won the Second Division title in 1972-73, and were invited to play in the 1973 FA Charity Shield, where they emerged as winners against Manchester City.
Under the management of former Burnley player Brian Miller, they returned to the second tier as champions in 1981-82.
In 1988, Burnley played Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Final of the Associate Members' Cup but lost 2-0.
Burnley won the Second Division play-offs in 1993-94 and gained promotion to the second tier.
Promotion made the town of Burnley one of the smallest to host a Premier League club.
In his first full season in charge, Dyche guided Burnley back to the Premier League in 2013-14 on a tight budget and with a small squad. The team went down after one season but won the Championship title on their return in 2015-16, when they equaled their 2013-14 club record of 93 points, and ended the season with a run of 23 league games undefeated.
Throughout the first nine years, there were various permutations of blue and white, the colours of the club's forerunners Burnley Rovers.
In the first season of post-war League football, Burnley gained promotion and reached the 1947 FA Cup Final but were defeated by Charlton Athletic after extra time.
Burnley were one of the first to set up a purpose-built training ground, at Gawthorpe, and they became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young talents.
Burnley clinched a second First Division title in 1959-60.
With 80,000 inhabitants, the town of Burnley became one of the smallest to have an English first tier champion.
The following season, Burnley played in European competition for the first time in the 1960-61 European Cup.
The maximum wage in the Football League was abolished in 1961, which meant that clubs from small towns like Burnley could no longer compete financially with sides from bigger towns and cities.
Burnley retained their place in the First Division throughout the decade finishing third in 1965-66 to qualify for the 1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Burnley won the Second Division title in 1972-73, and were invited to play in the 1973 FA Charity Shield, where they emerged as winners against Manchester City.
Under the management of former Burnley player Brian Miller, they returned to the second tier as champions in 1981-82.
In 1988, Burnley played Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Final of the Associate Members' Cup but lost 2-0.
Burnley won the Second Division play-offs in 1993-94 and gained promotion to the second tier.
Promotion made the town of Burnley one of the smallest to host a Premier League club.
In his first full season in charge, Dyche guided Burnley back to the Premier League in 2013-14 on a tight budget and with a small squad. The team went down after one season but won the Championship title on their return in 2015-16, when they equaled their 2013-14 club record of 93 points, and ended the season with a run of 23 league games undefeated.
Throughout the first nine years, there were various permutations of blue and white, the colours of the club's forerunners Burnley Rovers.
The club decided to re-register its colours as claret and blue in 1946, partly due to readers' letters to the Burnley Express.
From 1914, the team played in unadorned shirts, although they wore the coat of arms of Burnley during the 1934-35 FA Cup semi-final and the 1947 FA Cup Final.
After winning the First Division in 1960, Burnley were allowed to wear the town's crest on their shirts.
Burnley used a designed badge with elements from the town and the club on their home shirts from 1979, before they returned to the horizontal version of the "BFC" monogram in 1983, which was lettered in white.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1959-60 First Division title win in 2009, Burnley decided to reinstate the logo used from 1960 to 1969.
In its mouth it holds the Lacy knot, the badge of the de Lacy family, who held Burnley and Blackburnshire in medieval times.
The Turf Moor site has been used for sport since at least 1843, when Burnley Cricket Club moved to the area.
In 1888, the first league match at Turf Moor saw Burnley emerge as 4-1 winners over Bolton Wanderers, Fred Poland netting the first league goal at the stadium.
From the end of the Second World War until the mid-1960s, crowds in the stadium averaged in the 20,000-35,000 range, and Burnley averaged a club-record attendance of 33,621 in the 1947-48 First Division.
Burnley have numerous supporters' clubs across the United Kingdom and overseas.
From 1914, the team played in unadorned shirts, although they wore the coat of arms of Burnley during the 1934-35 FA Cup semi-final and the 1947 FA Cup Final.
After winning the First Division in 1960, Burnley were allowed to wear the town's crest on their shirts.
Burnley used a designed badge with elements from the town and the club on their home shirts from 1979, before they returned to the horizontal version of the "BFC" monogram in 1983, which was lettered in white.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1959-60 First Division title win in 2009, Burnley decided to reinstate the logo used from 1960 to 1969.
In its mouth it holds the Lacy knot, the badge of the de Lacy family, who held Burnley and Blackburnshire in medieval times.
The Turf Moor site has been used for sport since at least 1843, when Burnley Cricket Club moved to the area.
In 1888, the first league match at Turf Moor saw Burnley emerge as 4-1 winners over Bolton Wanderers, Fred Poland netting the first league goal at the stadium.
From the end of the Second World War until the mid-1960s, crowds in the stadium averaged in the 20,000-35,000 range, and Burnley averaged a club-record attendance of 33,621 in the 1947-48 First Division.
Burnley have numerous supporters' clubs across the United Kingdom and overseas.
Notable Burnley fans have included football pioneer Jimmy Hogan, who was a regular attendee at Turf Moor; journalist Alastair Campbell, who has been regularly involved in events with the club; and cricketer James Anderson, who also worked in Burnley's ticket office on a part-time basis.
In 2019, Burnley fan Scott Cunliffe was honoured by the UEFA with the #EqualGame Award "For his work as a role model highlighting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football"; he ran to every away Premier League ground during Burnley's 2018-19 campaign and raised more than £55,000 for Premier League clubs' community trusts and community projects in Burnley.
Burnley were the second, and are one of only five teams to have won all four professional divisions of English football, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth.
The record for the most first team appearances in all competitions for Burnley is held by goalkeeper Jerry Dawson, who played 569 games between 1907 and 1929.
The first Burnley player to play in a full international match was John Yates, who took to the field for England against Ireland in March 1889.
The largest defeat is an 11-0 loss to Darwen Old Wanderers in the 1885-86 FA Cup first round, when Burnley fielded their reserve side, as most professionals were still prohibited entry due to rules of the FA that season.
In 2019, Burnley fan Scott Cunliffe was honoured by the UEFA with the #EqualGame Award "For his work as a role model highlighting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football"; he ran to every away Premier League ground during Burnley's 2018-19 campaign and raised more than £55,000 for Premier League clubs' community trusts and community projects in Burnley.
Burnley were the second, and are one of only five teams to have won all four professional divisions of English football, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth.
The record for the most first team appearances in all competitions for Burnley is held by goalkeeper Jerry Dawson, who played 569 games between 1907 and 1929.
The first Burnley player to play in a full international match was John Yates, who took to the field for England against Ireland in March 1889.
The largest defeat is an 11-0 loss to Darwen Old Wanderers in the 1885-86 FA Cup first round, when Burnley fielded their reserve side, as most professionals were still prohibited entry due to rules of the FA that season.
