Burnley Football Club

Details:

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

Description:

The club started out as a rugby playing side named Burnley Rovers but made the transition to football (and dropped the Rovers name) 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.

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).

Major Trophies:

First Tier League Titles:

• Football League First Division (1921, 60)

Second Tier League Titles:

• Football League Second Division (1898, 1973)

Third Tier League Titles:

• Football League Third Division (1982)

Fourth Tier League Titles:

• 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.

Colors and Emblem: 

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, Burnley being a city in Lancashire), 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).

Links:

• Official Website: burnleyfootballclub.com

• Clarets MAD
• ClaretFlag.com
• The Longside.co.uk