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Burnley

Founded: 1882 (143 years ago)

Stadium: Turf Moor (Capacity: 21,944) • Burnley, England

Nickname: The Clarets

League: Premier League

League History
Season Division Pos P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2024-25 Championship 2nd 46 28 16 2 69 16 +53 100
2023-24 Premier League 19th 38 5 9 24 41 78 -37 24
2022-23 Championship 1st 46 29 14 3 87 35 +52 101
2021-22 Premier League 18th 38 7 14 17 34 53 -19 35
2020-21 Premier League 17th 38 10 9 19 33 55 -22 39
2019-20 Premier League 10th 38 15 9 14 43 50 -7 54
2018-19 Premier League 15th 38 11 7 20 45 68 -23 40
2017-18 Premier League 7th 38 14 12 12 36 39 -3 54
2016-17 Premier League 16th 38 11 7 20 39 55 -16 40
2015-16 Championship 1st 46 26 15 5 72 35 +37 93
2014-15 Premier League 19th 38 7 12 19 28 53 -25 33
2013-14 Championship 2nd 46 26 15 5 72 37 +35 93
2012-13 Championship 11th 46 16 13 17 62 60 +2 61

Top Goalscorers
Country Player Season Appearances Goals GpG
England Josh Brownhill 2024-25 44 18 0.41
Denmark Jacob Bruun Larsen 2023-24 36 7 0.19
Nigeria Nathan Tella 2022-23 45 19 0.42
Ivory Coast Maxwel Cornet 2021-22 28 9 0.32
New Zealand Chris Wood 2020-21 37 12 0.32
New Zealand Chris Wood 2019-20 35 14 0.40
England Ashley Barnes 2018-19 43 13 0.30
New Zealand Chris Wood 2018-19 46 13 0.28
New Zealand Chris Wood 2017-18 26 11 0.42
Wales Sam Vokes 2016-17 42 12 0.29
Jamaica Andre Gray 2015-16 42 23 0.55
England Danny Ings 2014-15 37 11 0.30
England Danny Ings 2013-14 45 25 0.56
England Charlie Austin 2012-13 40 27 0.68

All-time Appearances
Country Player Years Appearances Goals
1. England Jerry Dawson 1906-29 568 0
2. England Alan Stevenson 1971-83 540 0
3. England John Angus 1956-72 521 4
4. Northern Ireland Jimmy McIlroy 1950-63 497 130
5. England Martin Dobson 1967-84 494 75
6. England Jimmy Adamson 1950-64 486 18
7. England Tommy Cummings 1948-63 479 3
8. England Brian Miller 1955-67 455 37
9. England Fred Barron 1898-11 423 14
10. Wales Leighton James 1970-76, 1978-80, 1986-89 399 81

All-time Goalscorers
Country Player Years Appearances Goals GpG
1. England George Beel 1922-32 337 188 0.56
2. England Ray Pointer 1957-65 270 132 0.49
3. Northern Ireland Jimmy McIlroy 1950-63 497 130 0.26
4. Scotland Andy Lochhead 1960-69 266 129 0.48
5. England Bert Freeman 1910-21 189 115 0.61
= England Louis Page 1925-32 259 115 0.44
7. England John Connelly 1956-57 265 104 0.39
8. England Jimmy Robson 1956-57 242 100 0.41
9. England Bob Kelly 1913-26 299 99 0.33
10. Northern Ireland Willie Irvine 1962-68 148 97 0.66

Club Profile
Founded:
1882 (143 years ago) by members of rugby team Burnley Rovers, who voted for a shift to association football, and turned professional just a year later. They were among the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888–89, the world’s first league competition. Burnley are one of only five clubs to have won all four divisions of English football and have been crowned champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60.
Address:
Burnley Football Club
Turf Moor
Harry Potts Way
Burnley
BB10 4BX
United Kingdom
Stadium:
Calder Vale (1882–83)
Turf Moor (1883 – present)
Rivals:
Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End
Nickname:
The Clarets - the club colours of claret and blue were adopted in 1910. Claret is a deep red shade with a hint of purple.

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