East Lancashire derby

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East Lancashire derby
Other namesCotton Mills derby, El Lanclasico
Location East Lancashire
Teams
First meetingBurnley 2–4 Blackburn Rovers
(27 September 1884)
Latest meetingBurnley 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
2024–25 EFL Championship
(31 August 2024)
Next meetingTBD
Stadiums Ewood Park (Blackburn Rovers)
Turf Moor (Burnley)
Statistics
Meetings total107
Most winsBurnley (44)
Most player appearances Jerry Dawson (Burnley), Ronnie Clayton (Blackburn Rovers) (19 each)
All-time seriesBlackburn: 41
Draws: 22
Burnley: 44
Largest victoryBurnley 1–7 Blackburn
1888–89 Football League
(3 November 1888)
Burnley 6–0 Blackburn
1895–96 Football League
(18 April 1896)
Blackburn 6–0 Burnley
1914–15 Football League
(28 November 1914)
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Blackburn Rovers
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Burnley
Turf Moor - home of Burnley since 1883. James Hargreaves Stand Burnley.jpg
Turf Moor – home of Burnley since 1883.
Ewood Park - home of Blackburn Rovers since 1890. Ewood Park 2011.jpg
Ewood Park – home of Blackburn Rovers since 1890.

The East Lancashire derby, also known as the Cotton Mills derby [1] and El Lanclasico, [2] is an association football rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. The nickname originates from the fact that both Blackburn and Burnley are former mill towns. From a town standpoint there is a geographical reason for the rivalry as the two Lancashire towns only lie 11 miles (18 km) apart. Accrington Stanley F.C. is based in the middle, but is not regarded as a rival by either.

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Following the founding of Turton F.C. in Edgworth in 1871, [3] several football clubs were formed in East Lancashire in the next years, such as Blackburn Rovers in 1875, Accrington in 1876 and Burnley in 1882. Rovers and Burnley played each other for the first time in September 1884 in a friendly match, with Blackburn winning 4–2. Between 1884 and 1888, the clubs met thirteen times, with Burnley winning seven matches and Rovers four. The first competitive league game between these two founder members of the Football League and former English football champions, took place at Turf Moor in November 1888, with Blackburn winning 7–1, their biggest win in the derby. Burnley's largest derby victory is a 6–0 win recorded in April 1896.

Burnley hold the better head-to-head record, as the side have won 44 games to Blackburn's 41 in major competitions. Including matches played in regional competitions such as the Lancashire Cup, Burnley have won 70 games to Blackburn's 65.

History

Burnley and Blackburn Rovers met for the first time on 27 September 1884. The match was played at Burnley's home ground, Turf Moor, in front of a 5,000 crowd, with Blackburn emerging as 4–2 winners. Burnley quickly gained revenge when they won 5–1 at the same ground in March 1885. Their first meeting in Blackburn took place at Leamington Road and ended 2–2. In total, the clubs met thirteen times between 1884 and 1888, Burnley winning seven games and Blackburn four. [4]

Blackburn Rovers and Burnley were among the 12 founder members of the Football league and took their places in the inaugural season, which was dominated by fellow Lancashire side Preston North End. The first league match between Rovers and Burnley was at Turf Moor and resulted in a 7–1 win for Blackburn. Rovers won the next season the home fixture by the same margin; Burnley remain the only team Blackburn have beaten home and away by this score line to this day. Over the first four seasons, before the league was split into two divisions, Blackburn performed the double over Burnley in each of the initial three seasons. In this period, striker Jack Southworth scored 12 goals in 10 appearances against Burnley, including Rovers' first ever league hat-trick.

Burnley recorded their first league victory over Rovers in December 1891, albeit in heavy snowy conditions and controversial circumstances. Burnley were 3–0 up at half-time at Turf Moor. After the interval, Lofthouse was sent off along with Burnley's Alec Stewart after a brief altercation, and the rest of the Rovers outfield players went with him. Only Blackburn's goalkeeper, Herbie Arthur, stayed on the pitch. Arthur appealed for offside as Burnley bore down on his goal. The referee quickly abandoned the game and the points were awarded to Burnley. [5]

Rovers continued to have the better of the fixture, registering five consecutive wins at home ground Ewood Park between 1892 and 1897, although Burnley recorded their largest victory against Blackburn in 1895–96, when they beat Rovers 6–0 with Tom Nicol scoring a hat-trick. The clubs were temporarily parted by Burnley's relegation in 1896–97, which was assisted by Rovers completing the double over them. In March 1913, the sides met each other for the first time in the FA Cup, with Burnley winning 1–0 at Ewood Park in front of almost 43,000 spectators, including 22,000 Burnley fans. [6]

After the First World War ended, Blackburn and Burnley played each other for 11 uninterrupted years in the top flight. Burnley experienced initial dominance, winning their first First Division title in 1920–21 and doing the double over Rovers. The mid-1920s saw three hat-tricks in two seasons by Blackburn players in the fixture, from Johnny McIntyre, Arthur Rigby and Ted Harper. Burnley were relegated to the Second Division in 1929–30. The two clubs would not meet again until Blackburn joined them in the second tier in 1935–36.

The first fixture in the Second Division ended in a goalless draw. Rovers won the return fixture 3–1, Jack Bruton scoring against his former club and again the following season. Bruton remains the only man to have scored for both clubs against the other, also having netted twice for Burnley against Rovers in the 1920s. Blackburn won the Second Division title in 1938–39, after which football was suspended during the Second World War. Burnley won promotion when the league was restarted in 1946–47 and also reached the 1947 FA Cup final. Burnley took three of the four points against Blackburn and finished third in 1947–48, while Rovers were relegated. [7]

Blackburn returned to the top flight in 1957–58, where they would stay until 1966. Burnley won their second First Division title in 1959–60, and between 1958 and 1966, they won eight of the sixteen league meetings against Blackburn, including four successive wins at Ewood Park. Both clubs were relegated in 1970–71; Burnley went down to the second tier, while Blackburn were relegated to the third tier. Burnley returned to the First Division two years later but upon relegation in 1975–76, they rejoined Rovers who had been promoted from the Third Division in 1974–75. Burnley again had the edge in the fixture, winning four of the six matches, with midfielder Peter Noble scoring in four of the games. Rovers went down again at the end of the 1978–79 season, but bounced straight back while Burnley moved into the opposite direction entering the Third Division for the first time at the end of 1979–80. Burnley won promotion in 1981–82 to set up a renewal of the fixture. The games in 1982–83 were both won by Rovers and would ultimately prove to be the last between them in the 20th century. Simon Garner scored all three Blackburn goals in the two games, two of which came from the penalty spot.

Chart of the comparative table positions of Blackburn and Burnley in the football league. East Lancashire Derby League Performance.svg
Chart of the comparative table positions of Blackburn and Burnley in the football league.

In the following 27 years both clubs had very different fortunes. Burnley were again relegated to the Third Division at the end of the 1982–83 season, which was quickly followed by relegation to the Fourth Division in the 1984–85 season. Both clubs would stay in their respective divisions until 1991–92, when Blackburn were promoted to the newly formed Premier League and Burnley were promoted to the third tier. Burnley were promoted to the second tier in 1993–94 but were relegated the following year, while Blackburn won the Premier League title, having been bankrolled by local businessman Jack Walker. [8]

Blackburn became the first Premier League winners to be relegated, in 1998–99, and were joined in the second tier by Burnley, who won promotion from the third tier at the end of the 1999–2000 season. The first meeting of the new millennium between them was at Turf Moor in December 2000. Rovers won 2–0, while Burnley's Kevin Ball was sent off. Blackburn also won the return fixture at Ewood Park with a scoreline of 5–0 and were promoted back to the Premier League at the end of the season.

Burnley won the Championship play-off in 2009 and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time, which also meant that the fixture would be played in the top division for the first time since January 1966. For the trip to Ewood Park, Burnley and Blackburn fans were forced to travel on designated buses. Blackburn won the first match at home, while the police made a total of 55 arrests as violence erupted inside and outside a local pub, who described the violence as one of the worst cases they had ever seen. [9] In the buildup to the return fixture at Turf Moor, Blackburn player David Dunn said in the local newspaper that he hopes "Rovers thump Burnley 10–0", by then going on to say "I hope they stay up". Blackburn completed the double over their rivals later that season, with David Dunn scoring the only goal from the penalty spot after a dive from Martin Olsson. After the game, 150 seats in the away end were ripped up and the sinks in the toilets were smashed, with 42 arrests made involving both fan groups. [10] Burnley were relegated at the end of the season, while Blackburn were relegated to the second tier at the end of 2011–12.

After the following three matches in the Football League Championship between both sides ended in draws, Burnley defeated Blackburn for the first time in 35 years in March 2014. At Ewood Park, Blackburn went 1–0 up but Burnley scored twice in the closing stages. Burnley were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2013–14 season but went down the following year. Burnley did the double over Rovers on their return to the second tier and also won the first ever League Cup meeting between both teams in 2017. Burnley also did the double over Blackburn during the 2022–23 season; after winning 3–0 at Turf Moor, Burnley defeated Rovers 1–0 at Ewood Park, claiming the Championship title at their rival's ground. [11]

List of derbies

#SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway TeamAttendanceH2H
11888–893 November 1888 Division 1 Turf Moor Burnley
1–7
Blackburn Rovers3,000
+1
24 February 1889Division 1 Leamington Road Blackburn Rovers
4–2
Burnley2,000
+2
31889–9026 October 1889Division 1Leamington RoadBlackburn Rovers
7–1
Burnley4,000
+3
422 February 1890Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–2
Blackburn Rovers7,000
+4
51890–9118 October 1890Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–6
Blackburn Rovers10,000
+5
622 November 1890Division 1 Ewood Park Blackburn Rovers
5–2
Burnley4,000
+6
71891–9226 September 1891Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–3
Burnley4,000
+6
812 December 1891Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–0
Blackburn Rovers5,000
+5
91892–933 December 1892Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
0–0
Blackburn Rovers10,000
+5
1017 December 1892Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–0
Burnley7,500
+6
111893–9418 November 1893Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley5,000
+7
1223 December 1893Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers13,000
+6
131894–9517 November 1894Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley7,000
+7
1412 January 1895Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers10,000
+6
151895–965 October 1895Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley3,500
+7
1618 April 1896Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
6–0
Blackburn Rovers5,000
+6
171896–973 October 1896Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley9,000
+7
187 November 1896Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers5,000
+8
191897–9821 April 1898 Football League test match Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–3
Burnley
+7
2023 April 1898Football League test matchTurf MoorBurnley
2–0
Blackburn Rovers
+6
211898–9926 November 1898Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
2–0
Blackburn Rovers12,000
+5
2226 December 1898Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley20,000
+4
231899–19007 October 1899Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers12,855
+3
241 January 1900Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–0
Burnley14,000
+4
251912–138 March 1913 FA Cup Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–1
Burnley42,778
+3
261913–148 September 1913Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–2
Blackburn Rovers36,000
+4
271 January 1914Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–0
Burnley48,000
+4
281914–1528 November 1914Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
6–0
Burnley21,700
+5
293 April 1915Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–2
Blackburn Rovers25,000
+4
301919–2013 September 1919Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–3
Burnley20,000
+3
3120 September 1919Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers20,000
+2
321920–2115 January 1921Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
4–1
Blackburn Rovers41,534
+1
3322 January 1921Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–3
Burnley43,000
0
341921–224 February 1922Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley20,000
+1
3511 February 1922Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–2
Blackburn Rovers40,919
+2
361922–2321 October 1922Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers29,000
+1
3728 October 1922Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley23,000
+2
381923–243 November 1923Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley20,000
+2
3910 November 1923Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–2
Blackburn Rovers30,000
+3
401924–2513 September 1924Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–5
Blackburn Rovers16,000
+4
4117 January 1925Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–3
Burnley20,000
+3
421925–2631 October 1925Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–3
Blackburn Rovers26,181
+4
4313 March 1926Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
6–3
Burnley26,991
+5
441926–2716 October 1926Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–5
Burnley21,482
+4
455 March 1927Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers18,081
+3
461927–2827 August 1927Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley32,441
+4
4731 December 1927Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers28,354
+3
481928–2920 October 1928Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
2–2
Blackburn Rovers35,694
+3
492 May 1929Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley5,461
+3
501929–309 November 1929Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
8–3
Burnley22,647
+4
5115 March 1930Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–2
Blackburn Rovers16,673
+3
521936–3724 October 1936 Division 2 Turf MoorBurnley
0–0
Blackburn Rovers32,567
+3
5327 February 1937Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–1
Burnley18,240
+4
541937–3811 December 1937Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–3
Burnley15,136
+4
5523 April 1938Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers14,139
+3
561938–3915 October 1938Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
3–2
Blackburn Rovers29,254
+2
5718 February 1939Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley30,223
+3
581947–4818 October 1947Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley41,635
+2
596 March 1948Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
0–0
Blackburn Rovers44,240
+2
601951–528 March 1952FA CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–1
Burnley53,000
+3
611958–5918 October 1958Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
0–0
Blackburn Rovers41,961
+3
6228 January 1959FA CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley43,752
+2
637 March 1959Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
4–1
Burnley27,071
+3
641959–6017 October 1959Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley33,316
+4
655 March 1960Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers32,331
+3
6612 March 1960FA CupTurf MoorBurnley
3–3
Blackburn Rovers51,501
+3
6716 March 1960FA CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–0
Burnley53,892
+4
681960–618 October 1960Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–4
Burnley26,223
+3
6925 February 1961Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers26,492
+3
701961–6224 February 1962Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley33,914
+4
7117 April 1962Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers29,997
+5
721962–636 October 1962Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–3
Burnley26,626
+4
732 April 1963Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers25,746
+3
741963–641 October 1963Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
3–0
Blackburn Rovers24,345
+2
7519 October 1963Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley26,740
+1
761964–6510 October 1964Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers21,199
+1
7724 February 1965Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–4
Burnley15,340
0
781965–669 October 1965Division 1Turf MoorBurnley
1–4
Blackburn Rovers23,198
+1
791 January 1966Division 1Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley28,013
0
801976–777 August 1976 Anglo-Scottish Cup Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley11,012
0
8127 December 1976Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–2
Burnley22,189
0
828 April 1977Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers17,372
+1
831977–782 August 1977Anglo-Scottish CupTurf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers8,119
+2
8426 December 1977Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
2–3
Blackburn Rovers27,427
+1
8527 March 1978Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–1
Burnley24,379
+2
861978–7912 August 1978Anglo-Scottish CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley9,791
+2
8726 December 1978Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers23,133
+3
8814 April 1979Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley14,761
+4
891979–804 August 1979Anglo-Scottish CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–2
Burnley7,749
+4
901982–8327 December 1982Division 2Turf MoorBurnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers20,439
+3
914 April 1983Division 2Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley13,434
+2
922000–0117 December 2000Division 1 (2nd tier)Turf MoorBurnley
0–2
Blackburn Rovers21,369
+1
931 April 2001Division 1 (2nd tier)Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
5–0
Burnley23,442
0
942004–0520 February 2005FA CupTurf MoorBurnley
0–0
Blackburn Rovers21,468
0
951 March 2005FA CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley28,691
+1
962009–1018 October 2009 Premier League Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley26,689
+2
9728 March 2010Premier LeagueTurf MoorBurnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers21,546
+3
982012–132 December 2012 Championship Turf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers21,341
+3
9917 March 2013ChampionshipEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley20,735
+3
1002013–1414 September 2013ChampionshipTurf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers15,699
+3
1019 March 2014ChampionshipEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley21,589
+2
1022015–1624 October 2015ChampionshipEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–1
Burnley19,897
+1
1035 March 2016ChampionshipTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers20,478
0
1042017–1823 August 2017 League Cup Ewood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley16,313
+1
1052022–2313 November 2022ChampionshipTurf MoorBurnley
3–0
Blackburn Rovers21,747
+2
10625 April 2023ChampionshipEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–1
Burnley18,166
+3
1072024–2531 August 2024ChampionshipTurf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers21,042
+3

Note: excluding games played during the First and Second World Wars

Head-to-head

CompetitionGames
played
Blackburn
wins
Drawn
games
Burnley
wins
Football League and Premier League 95381740
FA Cup 7322
League Cup 1001
Anglo-Scottish Cup 4031
Totals107412244

Source: [12] [13]

Regional competitions

#SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway Team
11889–9026 April 1890 Lancashire Cup final Thorneyholme Road (Accrington)Blackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley
21890–9130 May 1891East Lancashire Charity Cup final Ewood Park Blackburn Rovers
3–2
Burnley
31892–9320 April 1893East Lancashire Charity Cup semi-finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley
41893–9424 September 1894East Lancashire Charity Cup finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–3
Burnley
51894–959 March 1895County Palatine League Turf Moor Burnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers
68 April 1895County Palatine League Ewood Park Blackburn Rovers
4–3
Burnley
71895–9614 March 1896Lancashire Cup semi-final Deepdale (Preston)Blackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley
819 March 1896Lancashire Cup semi-final replay Hyde Road (Manchester)Blackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley
91898–9924 April 1899East Lancashire Charity Cup finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–3
Burnley
101900–0114 January 1901Lancashire Cup final Hyde Road (Manchester)Blackburn Rovers
4–0
Burnley
111901–022 December 1901Lancashire Cup final Hyde Road (Manchester)Blackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley
121902–0320 October 1902Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–2
Blackburn Rovers
131904–0524 April 1905East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
3–0
Blackburn Rovers
141905–0626 April 1906East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
2–2
Blackburn Rovers
151906–0715 April 1907East Lancashire Charity Cup semi-finalTurf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers
161907–0830 April 1908East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
4–2
Blackburn Rovers
171908–0927 April 1909East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
3–6
Blackburn Rovers
181910–117 November 1910East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
0–1
Blackburn Rovers
1912 December 1910Lancashire Cup finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley
2023 January 1911Lancashire Cup final replayTurf MoorBurnley
2–2
Blackburn Rovers
213 April 1911Lancashire Cup final second replay Burnden Park (Bolton)Blackburn Rovers
0–0
Burnley
2218 April 1911Lancashire Cup final third replayEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley
231911–1220 November 1911Lancashire Cup semi-finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–3
Burnley
2427 November 1911East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
251912–1322 September 1913East Lancashire Charity Cup semi-finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–0
Burnley
2619 January 1914East Lancashire Charity Cup semi-final replayTurf MoorBurnley
2–4
Blackburn Rovers
271913–146 October 1913Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
3–0
Blackburn Rovers
281914–159 November 1914Lancashire Cup semi-finalTurf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers
2924 April 1915East Lancashire Charity Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
2–0
Blackburn Rovers
301919–203 May 1920East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
316 May 1920East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–2
Burnley
321920–2118 April 1921East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
6–2
Blackburn Rovers
3327 April 1921East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–2
Burnley
341921–2224 April 1922East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
5–1
Blackburn Rovers
351 May 1922East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley
361922–2323 April 1923East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley
371 May 1923East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
387 May 1923East Lancashire Charity Cup replayEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–0
Burnley
391923–245 September 1923East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
2–0
Blackburn Rovers
4010 September 1923East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–0
Burnley
4123 April 1924East Lancashire Charity Cup replayEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley
421925–263 May 1926East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
2–1
Burnley
431926–278 September 1926East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–3
Blackburn Rovers
445 May 1927East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
4–0
Burnley
451927–2817 November 1927East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–1
Burnley
4622 November 1927East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
3–3
Blackburn Rovers
471928–2915 November 1928East Lancashire Charity CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
4–0
Burnley
4822 April 1929East Lancashire Charity CupTurf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers
491935–3630 September 1935Lancashire CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley
501950–5124 October 1950Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
3–1
Blackburn Rovers
511951–5224 April 1952Lancashire Cup semi-finalTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
521957–5812 November 1957Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
4–0
Blackburn Rovers
531960–6125 April 1961Lancashire Cup finalTurf MoorBurnley
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
541961–6230 April 1962Lancashire Cup semi-finalTurf MoorBurnley
3–2
Blackburn Rovers
551966–671 November 1966Lancashire CupEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
0–0
Burnley
567 March 1967Lancashire Cup replayTurf MoorBurnley
0–2
Blackburn Rovers
571983–8416 August 1983Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers
581985–8613 August 1985Lancashire Cup finalEwood ParkBlackburn Rovers
1–0
Burnley
591987–884 August 1987Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
2–1
Blackburn Rovers
601988–899 August 1988Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–3
Blackburn Rovers
611989–908 August 1989Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
0–2
Blackburn Rovers
621991–926 August 1991Lancashire CupTurf MoorBurnley
1–1
Blackburn Rovers

Note: excluding games played during the First and Second World Wars
Note: teams have fielded their reserve teams in the Lancashire Cup since the mid-1990s

Head-to-head

CompetitionGames
played
Blackburn
wins
Drawn
games
Burnley
wins
Lancashire Cup 2710710
East Lancashire Charity Cup3312516
County Palatine League2200
Totals62241226

Source: [14]

Total head-to-head

CompetitionGames
played
Blackburn
wins
Drawn
games
Burnley
wins
Major competitions107412244
Regional competitions62241226
Totals169653470

Honours

Team First Division / Premier League Second Division / Championship Third Division / League One Fourth Division / League Two FA Cup League Cup FA Community/Charity Shield Anglo-Scottish Cup (defunct) Full Members' Cup (defunct)Total
Blackburn Rovers 31106110114
Burnley 24111021012

Source: [15] [16]

Crossing the divide

Jack Bruton is the only man to score for both sides against the other. At Burnley, he scored 44 goals in 176 matches before Rovers broke their transfer record by paying £6,500 in 1929. Bruton would make 344 appearances for Blackburn, scoring 115 goals and also managed the club for a short period in the late 1940s. [17]

In the 1950s and 1960s, a few Burnley players moved to Blackburn Rovers. These included goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw, defender Walter Joyce and winger John Connelly. Blacklaw, a Scottish international, played 374 matches for Burnley and 110 games for Rovers. Connelly won the First Division with Burnley in 1960 and moved to Manchester United in 1964. He scored 103 goals in 260 matches for Burnley, including five against Blackburn. Connelly made 20 appearances for the England national team and was a member of their World Cup squad in 1966. After the tournament, he moved to Blackburn, where he played 110 games. [17]

Full-back Keith Newton, a youth product of Blackburn Rovers, played 357 times for the side before he joined Everton in 1969. After three years, he switched to Burnley in 1972 and won promotion to the top flight with the club in 1973. He played a combined record number of 593 occasions for Blackburn and Burnley in the league and cup. [17] Another full-back to make the move from Turf Moor to Ewood Park via another club, Leeds United, was Kevin Hird. Converted to a midfielder at Burnley, Hird – a lifelong Burnley supporter – netted for Rovers against Burnley on Boxing Day in 1978. [17]

In the early 2000s, two Blackburn players had loan spells at Burnley, these being Jay McEveley and Andy Todd. [18] [19] David May, who played for Blackburn between 1988 and 1994, captained Burnley in his only season there in 2003–04. [20] Another ex-Blackburn player, Alan Mahon, joined Burnley in 2006, although he had a spell at Wigan Athletic in between. Mahon's Blackburn debut had come as a substitute against Burnley at Turf Moor in December 2000. [21] Andy Cole, who signed for Rovers for a then club-record £8 million in 2001, [22] spent six months on loan from Sunderland at Burnley towards the end of his career in 2008. [23]

In 2016, Owen Coyle became the new manager of Blackburn Rovers and became the first person to manage Blackburn and Burnley, where he was appointed from 2007 to 2010. [24]

Pranks

In the 1990–91 season, Burnley were eliminated by Torquay United in the Fourth Division play-off semi-final. After the match, a plane flew over Turf Moor with a banner saying "Staying down forever luv Rovers Ha Ha Ha". This prank has largely been attributed to former Blackburn striker Simon Garner, although he denies this, but does claim to know who was responsible. [1] The Burnley fans gained some revenge in 1994, after Blackburn Rovers were beaten by Swedish semi-professional team Trelleborgs FF in the UEFA Cup. The Burnley supporters changed a road sign to 'twin' Burnley with Trelleborg. [25]

For the match at Burnley during the 2009–10 season, Blackburn Rovers fans wore Owen Coyle masks to wind the Burnley fans up as Coyle had left Burnley for Bolton Wanderers. In the lead up to the return fixture in March 2010, the police allegedly foiled a plot by Burnley fans to paint Blackburn midfielder David Dunn's house claret and blue. [26] In May 2012, during Blackburn's home game against Wigan Athletic, Burnley supporters arranged a plane to fly over Ewood Park which read — In Venky's we trust-Burnley SU. Rovers lost the fixture 1–0 and were subsequently relegated from the Premier League. In 2014, at a Championship fixture at Ewood Park, Burnley beat their rivals for the first time in 35 years. Forty minutes into the first half, a plane flew overhead with a banner that read: "35yrs who cares? Venkys 4ever".

In 2015, a sponge inside a Blackburn Rovers birthday cake was found to bear the colours of Burnley; it was discovered that the maker was a Burnley fan. [27] The prank received further coverage on an episode of Judge Rinder, with the Blackburn supporter losing the case for compensation.

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