Burnley Belvedere F.C.
Full name | Burnley Belvedere Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Belvo |
Founded | 1881 |
Ground | Holden Road, Burnley |
League | Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division |
2020–21 | Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division (season abandoned) |
Burnley Belvedere Football Club is a football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division and play at Holden Road.
History[]
The club was established in 1881. In the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, going on to enter the competition in each of the next eight seasons.[1] In 1999 they joined Division Two of the West Lancashire League. After winning the division at the first attempt, they were promoted to Division One.[1] The club finished bottom of Division One in 2004–05, resulting in relegation back to Division Two. They left the league at the end of the 2008–09 season.[1]
Burnley Belvedere later joined the East Lancashire League, and were Division One champions in 2016–17.[2] They retained the league title the following season, after which they moved up to the Premier Division of the Lancashire Amateur League.[3]
Honours[]
- West Lancashire League
- Division Two champions 1999–2000
- East Lancashire League
- Division One champions 2016–17, 2017–18
Records[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Burnley Belvedere at the Football Club History Database
- ^ East Lancashire League champions Burnley Belvedere kick off their defence with victory Lancashire Telegraph, 5 September 2017
- ^ Burnley Belvedere make it two wins out of two in Lancashire Amateur League Lancashire Telegraph, 24 August 2018
External links[]
- Football clubs in England
- Football clubs in Lancashire
- 1881 establishments in England
- Association football clubs established in 1881
- West Lancashire Football League
- Defunct English football club stubs