Burnley FC guide - history, titles, emblem

Burnley

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Full Name: Burnley Football Club
City: Burnley
Founded: 1882
Stadium: Turf Moor (22,546)
Colors: Claret, Blue
Nickname: The Clarets
Rivals: Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Blackpool

Official Website: burnleyfootballclub.com

Description:

The club started out as a rugby club named Burnley Rovers but made the transition to football (and dropped the Rovers) in 1882. They moved into their current Turf Moor stadium the following year at the invitation of Burnley Cricket Club, who are still based next door. Burnley were members at the 1888 foundation of the Football League. Burnley adopted their current claret and blue colors in 1910. The highly detailed club logo has the following symbolism: a hand at the top (represents the Burnley city motto "Hold to the Truth"), two lions at the side (representing royalty as Turf Moor was the first stadium visited by an English monarch), two roses (the Lancashire rose), a knight's helmet (representing two aristocratic Burnley families), a bee (Burnley is known as The Busy Town) and a cotton shuttle (symbolizing Burnley's cotton industry).

Turf Moor:

The Turf Moor was an open area on the edge of the town of Burnley. Moors have come to mean more specifically upland open areas but in earlier years was term was used to describe basically any open space. The turf (grass) of the moor was exceptionally good for starting fires and because of this the area came to be known as the Turf Moor. They've used the same stadium longer than any English club with the exception of nearby Preston North End. Previous stadiums: Calder Vale (1882-83).

League Titles:

Football League First Division (1921, 60)

Football League Second Division (1898, 1973)

Football League Third Division (1982)

Football League Fourth Division (1992)

Cup Titles:

FA Cup (1914)
Charity/Community Shield (1960*, 73)

International Titles:

Anglo-Scottish Cup (1979)

Title marked with * was shared with another club.

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Last Updated on Monday, 15 March 2010 18:31

Comments (1)

1 Monday, 17 August 2009 14:03

paul mulhall

why cant I get hold of last season's away top? (2008/2009 season) for some strange reason its impossible to get hold of. I tried to get it to wear to wembley but couldn't... GUTTED!! as we won promotion in it. want one for my 20 month old son too. Can anyone help me?