List of Burnley F.C. seasons

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Burnley Football Club, an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, was founded on 18 May 1882 as Burnley Rovers. [lower-alpha 1] The suffix "Rovers" was soon dropped, and the club was simply known as "Burnley Football Club" at the time of its first recorded match on 10 August 1882. [3] For the first six years of its existence, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an ad hoc basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at local and national level. [4] The club won its first trophy in 1883: the Dr Dean's Cup, a knockout competition between amateur clubs in the local area. [5] Burnley turned professional at the end of 1883, first entered the FA Cup in the 1885–86 season, and were one of the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888. [6] The team have played in the top four tiers of English football from 1888 to the present day. [7]

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Burnley have been champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60, have won the FA Cup once, in 1913–14, and have won the FA Charity Shield twice, in 1960 and 1973. [7] [8] They have been runners-up in the First Division twice, in 1919–20 and 1961–62, and FA Cup runners-up twice, in 1946–47 and 1961–62. [7] 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. [9] [10]

As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the team have spent 60 seasons in the top division of English football, 47 in the second, 11 in the third, and 7 in the fourth. [7] The table details their achievements in domestic and international competitions, and records their top goalscorer and average home league attendance, for each completed season.

Key

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League  are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results, top scorer and average league attendance
SeasonLeague [7] [11] FA Cup [12] [lower-alpha 2] League Cup [14] [lower-alpha 3] Other [14] Top scorer(s) [lower-alpha 4] Avg. [lower-alpha 5] attend.
Division [lower-alpha 6] PldWDLGFGAPtsPosCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals
1882–85
Burnley played only friendly matches or in local cup competitions. [19]
1885–86 R1 [lower-alpha 7]
1886–87 R1 [lower-alpha 8] Walter Place [lower-alpha 9] 2
1887–88 R2 Bill McFettridge 2
1888–89 FL [lower-alpha 10] 227312426217 9th [lower-alpha 11] R2 Pat Gallocher 94,200
1889–90 FL224513366513 11th [lower-alpha 12] R1 Robert Haresnape 65,400
1890–91 FL229310526321 8th R2 Claude Lambie 177,580
1891–92 FL2611411494526 7th R2 Tom Nicol 186,125
1892–93 Div 1 [lower-alpha 13] 3013413514430 6th R2 86,805
1893–94 Div 13015411615134 5th R1 Peter Turnbull 156,300
1894–95 Div 13011415445626 9th R1 Tom Nicol 116,235
1895–96 Div 13010713484427 10th R2 Hugh Robertson 125,875
1896–97 Div 1 306717436119 16th [lower-alpha 14] R1 Billy Bowes 115,250
1897–98 Div 2 302082802448 1st [lower-alpha 15] QF Jimmy Ross 244,125
1898–99 Div 13415910454739 3rd R1 Wilf Toman 126,355
1899–1900 Div 1 3411518345427 17th R1 Edgar Chadwick 105,880
1900–01 Div 23420410532944 3rd R2 Bill Jenkinson 113,275
1901–02 Div 234101014414530 9th R1 Cornelius Hogan 122,225
1902–03 Div 2346820307720 18th [lower-alpha 12] IntR Cornelius Hogan 71,500
1903–04 Div 23415910505539 5th QR4 William Jackson 104,100
1904–05 Div 23412616435230 11th IntR Doug MacFarlane 134,260
1905–06 Div 23815815425338 9th R1 Doug MacFarlane 104,975
1906–07 Div 23817615624740 7th R1 Dick Smith 165,275
1907–08 Div 23820612675046 7th R1 Dick Smith 247,725
1908–09 Div 23813718515833 14th QF [lower-alpha 16] Dick Smith 186,815
1909–10 Div 23814618626134 14th R2 Benny Green 196,555
1910–11 Div 238131510454541 8th QF Benny Green 147,700
1911–12 Div 2382288774152 3rd R1 Bert Freeman [lower-alpha 17] 33 ♦14,000
1912–13 Div 2 382189885350 2nd SF Bert Freeman [lower-alpha 18] [lower-alpha 19] 36 ♦12,970
1913–14 Div 138121214615336 12th W [lower-alpha 20] Bert Freeman 1921,820
1914–15 Div 13818713614743 4th R3 Teddy Hodgson 2011,415
1915–19
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. [lower-alpha 21]
1919–20 Div 14221912655951 2nd R2 Bert Freeman 1219,530
1920–21 Div 14223136793659 1st R3 Charity Shield F Joe Anderson 3131,535
1921–22 Div 14222515725449 3rd R1 Joe Anderson 2123,640
1922–23 Div 14216620585938 15th R1 Bob Kelly 1716,885
1923–24 Div 142121218556036 17th SF George Beel 2114,890
1924–25 Div 142111219467534 19th R1 Tommy Roberts 1615,890
1925–26 Div 1421310198510836 20th R3 Louis Page 2617,857
1926–27 Div 14219914918047 5th R5 George Beel 2719,422
1927–28 Div 14216719829839 19th R3 George Beel [lower-alpha 22] 3517,408
1928–29 Div 142158198110338 19th R4 George Beel 3217,239
1929–30 Div 1 4214820799736 21st R3 Louis Page 1514,726
1930–31 Div 242171114817745 8th R4 George Beel 2511,493
1931–32 Div 24213920598735 19th R3 George Beel 128,410
1932–33 Div 242111417677936 19th QF 169,401
1933–34 Div 24218618607242 13th R3 Cecil Smith 1811,403
1934–35 Div 24216917637341 12th SF George Brown 2410,825
1935–36 Div 242121317505937 15th R3 Cecil Smith 1010,402
1936–37 Div 242161016576142 13th R5 Charlie Fletcher 1312,041
1937–38 Div 242171015545444 6th R4 Bob Brocklebank 1613,394
1938–39 Div 24215918505639 14th R3 Gordon Clayton 1013,731
1939–40 Div 22011131 [lower-alpha 23] Ron Hornby 1
1939–45
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. [lower-alpha 24]
1945–46 [lower-alpha 25] R3 [lower-alpha 26] 1
1946–47 Div 2 4222146652958 2nd F [lower-alpha 28] Harry Potts 1725,856
1947–48 Div 142201210564352 3rd R3 Harry Potts 1433,621
1948–49 Div 142121416435038 15th R5 Jackie Chew 1130,290
1949–50 Div 142161313404045 10th R5 Harry Potts 1227,631
1950–51 Div 142141414484342 10th R3 Bill Holden 1228,296
1951–52 Div 142151017566340 14th QF Billy Morris 1926,624
1952–53 Div 142181212675248 6th R5 Bill Holden 2228,480
1953–54 Div 14221417786746 7th R4 Billy Gray 2028,151
1954–55 Div 14217916514843 10th R3 Bill Holden 1425,094
1955–56 Div 14218816645444 7th R4 Peter McKay [lower-alpha 29] 2723,397
1956–57 Div 142181014565046 7th QF Jimmy McIlroy 1622,493
1957–58 Div 14221516807447 6th R4 Jimmy McIlroy 1922,251
1958–59 Div 142191013817048 7th QF Ray Pointer 2923,733
1959–60 Div 14224711856155 1st QF John Connelly 2426,978
1960–61 Div 142227131027751 4th SF SF [lower-alpha 30] Jimmy Robson [lower-alpha 32] 3723,827
1961–62 Div 1422111101016753 2nd F DNE [lower-alpha 33] Ray Pointer 2627,125
1962–63 Div 142221010785754 3rd R4 DNE Andy Lochhead 2025,180
1963–64 Div 142171015716444 9th QF DNE Andy Lochhead 1419,755
1964–65 Div 142161016707042 12th R5 DNE Willie Irvine 2515,739
1965–66 Div 14224711794755 3rd R4 QF Willie Irvine [lower-alpha 34] [lower-alpha 35] 37 ♦19,968
1966–67 Div 14215918667639 14th R3 R3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup QF Andy Lochhead 2420,508
1967–68 Div 142141018647138 14th R3 QF Frank Casper 1717,435
1968–69 Div 14215918558239 14th R4 SF [lower-alpha 36] Frank Casper [lower-alpha 37] 2116,073
1969–70 Div 142121515566139 14th R4 R4 Steve Kindon 1816,452
1970–71 Div 1 4271322296327 21st R3 R2 Texaco Cup R1 516,156
1971–72 Div 24220616705546 7th R3 R3 Frank Casper 1912,893
1972–73 Div 2 4224144723562 1st R3 R2 Watney Cup SF Paul Fletcher 1514,083
1973–74 Div 142161412565346 6th P3rd [lower-alpha 38] R3 Paul Fletcher 2120,670
1974–75 Div 142171114686745 10th R3 R4 Leighton James 1719,641
1975–76 Div 1 4291023436628 21st R3 QF Peter Noble 1718,120
1976–77 Div 242111417466436 16th R4 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup Group Peter Noble 1512,173
1977–78 Div 242151017566440 11th R4 R3 Anglo-Scottish Cup Group Steve Kindon 1311,581
1978–79 Div 242141216516240 13th R5 R3 Anglo-Scottish Cup W Peter Noble 1610,748
1979–80 Div 2 [lower-alpha 41] 4261521397327 21st R4 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup Group 78,118
1980–81 Div 346181414604850 8th R2 R2 Anglo-Scottish Cup Group Steve Taylor 176,469
1981–82 Div 3 [lower-alpha 42] 4621178664580 1st R4 R1 Football League Group Cup SF Billy Hamilton 196,936
1982–83 Div 2 4212822566644 21st QF SF Billy Hamilton 199,085
1983–84 Div 346161416766162 12th R3 R1 Associate Members' Cup SF(N) Billy Hamilton 216,625
1984–85 Div 3 [lower-alpha 43] 46111322607346 21st R3 R2 Associate Members' Cup QF(N) Kevin Hird 224,177
1985–86 Div 446161119606559 14th R3 R1 Associate Members' Cup Group(N) Alan Taylor 213,204
1986–87 Div 446121321537449 22nd [lower-alpha 44] R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Leighton James 123,342
1987–88 Div 44620719576267 10th R1 R2 Associate Members' Cup F [lower-alpha 45] George Oghani 196,282
1988–89 Div 446141319526155 16th R1 R2 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Brendan O'Connell 187,062
1989–90 Div 446141418455556 16th R3 R1 Associate Members' Cup Group(N) Ron Futcher 106,222
1990–91 Div 446231013705179 6th [lower-alpha 46] R3 R2 Associate Members' Cup SF(N) Ron Futcher 207,882
1991–92 Div 4 422589794383 1st [lower-alpha 47] R3 R1 Associate Members' Cup F(N) Mike Conroy [lower-alpha 48] 2810,519
1992–93 Div 2 [lower-alpha 49] 46151615575961 13th R3 R1 Football League Trophy [lower-alpha 50] QF(N) Adrian Heath 2310,537
1993–94 Div 2 46211015795873 6th [lower-alpha 51] R3 R2 Football League Trophy Group(N) David Eyres 2811,317
1994–95 Div 1 46111322497446 22nd R4 R2 1012,063
1995–96 Div 246141319566855 17th R1 R2 Football League Trophy QF(N) Kurt Nogan 269,064
1996–97 Div 246191116715568 9th R3 R2 Football League Trophy R2(N) Paul Barnes 2510,053
1997–98 Div 246131320556552 20th R1 R2 Football League Trophy F(N) Andy Cooke 2010,481
1998–99 Div 246131617547355 15th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Andy Payton 2310,604
1999–2000 Div 2 4625138694788 2nd R4 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Andy Payton [lower-alpha 52] 27 ♦12,937
2000–01 Div 14621916505472 7th R3 R2 Andy Payton 1516,234
2001–02 Div 146211213706275 7th R4 R1 Gareth Taylor 1615,948
2002–03 Div 146151021658955 16th QF R4 Gareth Taylor 1713,977
2003–04 Div 146131419607753 19th R5 R3 Robbie Blake 2212,541
2004–05 Champ [lower-alpha 53] 46151516383960 13th R5 R4 Robbie Blake 1312,640
2005–06 Champ46141220465454 17th R3 R3 Ade Akinbiyi 1412,462
2006–07 Champ46151219524957 15th R3 R1 Andy Gray 1411,956
2007–08 Champ46161416606762 13th R3 R3 Andy Gray 1312,365
2008–09 Champ 46211312726076 5th [lower-alpha 54] R5 SF [lower-alpha 55] Martin Paterson 1913,082
2009–10 Prem 388624428230 18th R4 R3 Steven Fletcher 1220,654
2010–11 Champ46181414656168 8th R5 R4 1514,931
2011–12 Champ46171118626158 13th R3 R4 Jay Rodriguez 2114,048
2012–13 Champ46161317626061 11th R3 R3 Charlie Austin 2812,928
2013–14 Champ 4626155723793 2nd R3 R4 Danny Ings 2613,719
2014–15 Prem 3871219285333 19th R3 R2 Danny Ings 1119,131
2015–16 Champ 4626155723593 1st R4 R1 Andre Gray [lower-alpha 56] 23 ♦16,823
2016–17 Prem3811720395540 16th R5 R2 Sam Vokes 1220,558
2017–18 Prem38141212363954 7th R3 R3 Chris Wood 1120,688
2018–19 Prem3811720456840 15th R4 R3 UEFA Europa League PO [lower-alpha 57] 1320,534
2019–20 Prem3815914435054 10th R4 R2 Chris Wood 1420,260 [lower-alpha 58]
2020–21 Prem3810919335539 17th R5 R4 Chris Wood 123,387 [lower-alpha 59]
2021–22 Prem 3871417345335 18th R3 R4 Maxwel Cornet 919,399
2022–23 Champ 46291438735101 1st QF R4 Nathan Tella 1919,953
2023–24 Prem 385924417824 19th R3 R4 Jacob Bruun Larsen 721,152

Notes

  1. The Burnley Advertiser reported on 26 September 1874 that a rugby football team named "The Burnley Rovers Football Club" had "just been formed", already having 35 members. [1] On 18 May 1882, Burnley Rovers voted for a shift to association football. [2]
  2. Beginning with the 1925–26 season, the FA Cup was structured so that the third round proper contained 64 teams. Before that date, the structure had varied, so rounds are not directly comparable to the round of the same name after 1925. For example, in 1888–89, Burnley's first season in the Football League, there were only three rounds proper before the semi-final, as compared with the current six. [13]
  3. The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season. [15]
  4. Includes goals scored in the Football League, including test matches and play-offs, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, European Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Europa League, Texaco Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, and Associate Members' Cup / Football League Trophy. Goals scored in seasons from 1888–89 to 2006–07 sourced to Simpson (2007), and from 2007–08 onwards sourced to Soccerbase. [16]
  5. League matches only (including Football League and Premier League, but excluding test matches and play-offs). Sourced from Simpson (2007), The Clarets Chronicles up to and including the 2006–07 season, and from European Football Statistics and ESPN thereafter. [17] [18]
  6. Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.
  7. Burnley's first appearance in the FA Cup. They fielded their reserve side, as most professionals were prohibited entry due to rules of the Football Association (FA) that year. Rules stated that professionals could only play in the FA Cup and County FA competitions if they had been born, or had resided for a minimum of two years, within six miles of their club's ground. The reserve side lost 11–0 to Darwen Old Wanderers, a club record defeat. [20]
  8. For unclear reasons, both Burnley and opponents Astley Bridge withdrew from the competition after the first replay. [21]
  9. The first of Place's two goals in the FA Cup first round tie against Astley Bridge, a 3–3 draw on 23 October 1886, was the club's first goal in national competitive football.
  10. Burnley was one of 12 founding member clubs of the Football League in 1888; the world's first league football competition. [15]
  11. There was no automatic relegation from the Football League until 1987. [15] The bottom four clubs in the League, together with candidates from outside the League, applied for re-election. Each current League club had a vote. Burnley were re-elected. [22]
  12. 1 2 There was no automatic relegation from the Football League until 1987. [15] The bottom three clubs in the League, together with candidates from outside the League, applied for re-election. Each current League club had a vote. Burnley were re-elected. [23]
  13. The Football League expanded its membership at the end of this season by forming a Second Division. [15]
  14. For finishing in 16th place, Burnley had to play test matches against Newton Heath and Notts County from the Second Division in order to stay up. They only gained three points from four matches and were relegated to Division Two. [24]
  15. Although Burnley finished first in the league, the club had to play test matches against the two bottom clubs from Division One. The final test match left Burnley and Stoke involved needing a draw to both win promotion; the game finished 0–0. The Football League decided to expand each division by two places, and from then on the League adopted promotion and relegation directly dependent on league position (two up, two down). [15]
  16. Burnley reached the quarter-finals, in which they were eliminated by Manchester United in a replay. Burnley had led 1–0 in the original match on a snowy Turf Moor pitch (the club's home ground), when the game was abandoned after 72 minutes. [25]
  17. Freeman scored 32 goals in Division Two. [26]
  18. Freeman scored 31 goals in Division Two. [26]
  19. Excluding two goals in the FA Cup first round against Leeds City, which was abandoned after 50 minutes due to snow. The match was later replayed in full and Freeman scored once. [27]
  20. Beat Liverpool 1–0 to win club's first major trophy [7]
  21. The club played 144 games in regional league and cup football between 1915 and 1919. Guest players were permitted, and results and records from this period are not included in official statistics. [28]
  22. Beel's 35 goals in the league is a club record. [29]
  23. When the Second World War began in 1939, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned with two matches played. [30]
  24. The club played 215 games in regional league and cup football between 1939 and 1946. Guest players were permitted, and results and records from this period are not included in official statistics. [31]
  25. This was the only full season played in the wartime Football League North and South regionalised competitions. These leagues included Football League First and Second Division clubs divided geographically, playing each other home and away. Burnley finished in 16th place (of 22 clubs) in the Northern section. [32]
  26. From the first round proper to the sixth round of the 1945–46 FA Cup, matches were played over two legs. [33]
  27. FA Cup goals only
  28. Lost 1–0 to Charlton Athletic after extra time [7]
  29. Excluding two goals in the FA Cup third round against Bury, which was abandoned after 65 minutes due to fog. The match was later replayed in full, but McKay did not score again. [34]
  30. Lost 2–1 to Aston Villa in a replay, after the score was 3–3 on aggregate [35]
  31. Until 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months. Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers drew 2–2. [36] [37]
  32. Robson's 37 goals in all competitions is a club record.
  33. Burnley chose to not participate in the competition again until 1965–66, as they had other priorities. [38]
  34. Irvine scored 29 goals in Division One. [26]
  35. Irvine's 37 goals in all competitions is a club record.
  36. Lost 3–2 to Swindon Town in a replay after extra time [35]
  37. Excluding one league goal against Sunderland; the match was abandoned at half-time due to snow. The game was later replayed in full, but Casper did not score again. [39]
  38. Between 1969–70 and 1973–74, the losing FA Cup semi-finalists took part in a third-place play-off. Burnley defeated Leicester City 1–0 at Filbert Street, Leicester. [40]
  39. The 1972–73 First Division champions Liverpool and the 1972–73 FA Cup winners Sunderland declined to compete in the 1973 FA Charity Shield, so Manchester City—the reigning holders of the Shield—and Second Division champions Burnley played instead. Burnley defeated City 1–0. [41]
  40. Lost 2–1 to Newcastle United after extra time [42]
  41. Relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time
  42. This season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two. [15]
  43. Relegated to the fourth tier of English football for the first time
  44. Club's lowest league finish
  45. Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Burnley 2–0. The match was attended by 80,841 people, a record for a tie between two teams from English football's fourth tier. [43]
  46. Lost in the play-off semi-final to Torquay United on aggregate [44]
  47. By winning Division Four, Burnley became only the second club, after Wolverhampton Wanderers, to win all four professional divisions. [9]
  48. Excluding one league goal against Aldershot, who folded during the season and were obliged to resign from the Football League–their record was expunged. [45]
  49. Division Three was renamed Division Two after the FA Premiership broke away from the Football League. [15]
  50. The Associate Members' Cup was renamed the Football League Trophy from the 1992–93 season.
  51. Promoted to Division One via the play-offs, beating Plymouth Argyle 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final and Stockport County 2–1 in the final, after Stockport had two players sent off. [46]
  52. Payton scored 27 goals in Division Two. [26]
  53. Division One was renamed the Championship from the 2004–05 season. [47]
  54. Promoted to the Premier League via the play-offs, beating Reading 3–0 on aggregate in the semi-final and Sheffield United 1–0 in the final [48] [49]
  55. The club played Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals, and the score was 4–4 on aggregate. Burnley would have progressed to the final on away goals (1–4 away, 3–0 at home) but according to League Cup rules at the time, away goals only came into play after extra time. [50] Burnley were eliminated after two Tottenham goals in the last two minutes of extra time. [51] The League Cup abolished the extra time and away goals rules from the 2018–19 edition. [52]
  56. Gray moved from Brentford to Burnley early in the season. In the Championship, he had scored two goals for Brentford and 23 for Burnley, taking his tally to 25. [53]
  57. The club appeared in a major European competition for the first time in 51 years, courtesy of a 7th place finish in the 2017–18 season. [54] Burnley beat Aberdeen of Scotland and İstanbul Başakşehir of Turkey in the second qualifying round and third qualifying round, respectively. Greek club Olympiacos were the opponents in the play-off round, but Burnley were eliminated 4–2 on aggregate. [55]
  58. The 2019–20 season was interrupted for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic before being completed behind closed doors; [56] the average attendance only covers those matches played with spectators present.
  59. Because of COVID restrictions, Burnley played 18 of their 19 home matches behind closed doors. At the home game against Liverpool on 19 May 2021, there was a limit of 3,500 fans allowed to attend. [57]

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The 1973 FA Charity Shield was the 51st FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match. The game took place on 18 August 1973 at Maine Road in Manchester, and was played between Manchester City, reigning holders of the shield, and Football League Second Division champions Burnley. It was the norm from 1930 that the FA Charity Shield was contested between the Football League First Division champions and the FA Cup winners. The 1973 FA Charity Shield was, however, the third consecutive edition in which neither the First Division winners nor the FA Cup champions chose to compete; the Football Association (FA) invited City and Burnley instead. This was City's seventh Charity Shield appearance to Burnley's third.

Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club founded in 1882. Burnley first played against foreign opposition—Scottish club Cowlairs—in 1885, and embarked on their first overseas tour in 1914, playing sides from the German Empire and Austria-Hungary. Further trips to foreign countries followed in the next decades. In 1955, UEFA launched the first officially sanctioned European club competition, the European Cup. Burnley won their second First Division title in 1959–60, qualifying for the 1960–61 European Cup. They eliminated French champions Stade de Reims in the first round before being sent out of the contest by West German champions Hamburger SV in the quarter-final. Burnley's next campaign in a European club competition came six years later, in the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where they were again eliminated by a West German side in the quarter-final. In 2018, Burnley qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, reaching the play-off round.

The 1959–60 season was Burnley Football Club's 61st season in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive campaign in the First Division, the top tier of English football. The team, and their manager Harry Potts, endured a tense season in which Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers were the other contenders for the league title. Burnley won their second First Division championship, and their first since 1920–21, on the last matchday with a 2–1 victory at Manchester City; they had not topped the table until the last match was played out. Only two players—Alex Elder and Jimmy McIlroy—had cost a transfer fee, while the others were recruited from Burnley's youth academy. With 80,000 inhabitants, the town of Burnley became one of the smallest to have hosted an English first-tier champion. In the FA Cup, Burnley reached the sixth round before being defeated by local rivals Blackburn Rovers after a replay. Burnley won the local Lancashire Cup for the fifth time in their history after defeating Manchester United in the final. After the regular season ended, the Burnley squad travelled to the United States to participate in the first edition of the International Soccer League.

Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire. It was founded on 18 May 1882 by members of rugby club Burnley Rovers, who voted for a change from rugby to association football. The suffix "Rovers" was dropped in the following days. Burnley became professional in 1883—one of the first to do so—putting pressure on the Football Association (FA) to permit payments to players. In 1885, the FA legalised professionalism, so the team entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, and were one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888–89.

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