Burnley Facts

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NICKNAME: The Clarets

FOUNDED: 1882

MANAGER: Owen Coyle

GROUND: Turf Moor

LAST SEASON:

League Fifth (Championship – promoted via play-offs) FA Cup Fifth Round Carling Cup Semi-finals

HONOURS:

Division One Champions (2) 1920-21, 1959-60

Division Two Champions (2) 1897-98, 1972-73

Division Three Champions (1) 1981-82

Division Four Champions (1) 1991-92

FA Cup Winners (1) 1914

RECORD VICTORY: 9-0 v Darwen, Division One, 09-01-1892 and 9-0 v Crystal Palace, FA Cup Second Round, 10-02-1909

RECORD DEFEAT: 0-10 v Aston Villa, Division One, 29-08-1925 and 0-10 v Sheffield Utd, Division One, 19-01-1929

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 54,775 v Huddersfield, FA Cup Third Round, 23-02-1924

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season George Beel, 35, 1927-28 All–time George Beel, 178, 1923-32

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Jerry Dawson, 522, 1907-28