Burnley FC History
The Burnley FC was established on 18 May 1882 by individuals from the rugby crew Burnley Rovers. They decided in favor of a shift to a football association. Since different game clubs in the space have changed their football codes. The word Rover was dropped a couple of days later.
Burnley FC wouldn’t join the Football Association and its FA Cup since professional players were banned by the football association. The club was among the twelve organizers behind the Football Association in 1888-89.
Burnley was the first club to overcome a top-level side in a single cup season. They were among the first to set up a reason-fabricated preparation ground at Gawthorpe.
The highest wage rate in the Football Association was abolished in 1961. It implied that clubs from modest communities like Burnley could never again contend monetarily with sides from greater towns and urban areas.
Burnley FC additionally arrived at the semi-last of the League Cup in 25 years for the first time yet were beaten on total by Tottenham somewhat recently in the next leg.
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Burnley FC Basic Details
Owner | Velocity Sports Partners LLC and ALK Capital LLC |
Home Stadium | Turf Moor |
Manager | Vincent Kompany |
Year of Establishment | 18 May 1882 |
Burnley FC Achievements/Honours
Title | Seasons |
2X English Champion | 59/60, 1920/21 |
1X FA Cup Winner | 1913/14 |
2X English Supercup Winner | 73/74 , 60/61 |
3X English 2nd Tier Champion | 15/16 , 72/73 , 1897/98 |
1X English 3rd Tier Champion | 81/82 |
1X English 4th Tier Champion | 91/92 |
Relegated from 1st league | 21/22 |
English 2nd tier champion | 15/16 |
Promoted to 1st league | 15/16 |
Relegated from 1st league | 14/15 |
Promoted to 1st league | 13/14 |
Promoted to 1st league | 08/09 |
English 4th tier champion | 91/92 |
English 3rd tier champion | 81/82 |
English Supercup Winner | 60/61 |
English 2nd tier champion | 59/60 |
Cup Runner up | 46/47 |
English Champion | 1920/21 |
FA Cup Winner | 1913/14 |
Burnley FC Current Players
Player Roles | Player Names |
Goalkeepers | Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Denis Franchi, Charlie Casper, Arijanet Muric, Sam Waller |
Defenders | Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Charlie Taylor, Connor Roberts, Victor Alexander da Silva, Hjalmar Ekdal, Dan Sassi, Ameen Al Dakhil, Louis Beyer |
Midfielders | Jack Cork, Josh Brownhill, Scott Twine, Anass Zaroury, Dale Stephens, Josh Cullen, Aaron Lennon, Samuel Bastien, Ian Maatsen, Marcel Lewis, Darko Churlinov, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, |
Forwards | Ashley Barnes, Lyle Foster, Manuel Benson, Jay Rodriguez, Nathan Tella, Matej Vydra, Halil Dervisoglu, Max Thompson, Joe Bauress, Michael Obafemi |