List of Burnley F.C. records and statistics

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Jerry Dawson holds the record for most Burnley appearances, with 569.

Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Founded on 18 May 1882, the club was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), putting pressure on the Football Association to allow professionalism. As a result, the club was able to enter the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, and it was one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888–89. Burnley have played in one of the four professional levels of English football from 1888 to the present day.

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. 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. Burnley 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.

The record for most games played for the club is held by Jerry Dawson, who made 569 appearances between 1907 and 1928. George Beel scored 188 goals during his Burnley career, and is the club's record goalscorer. Jimmy McIlroy made 51 appearances for Northern Ireland and so is the player who has gained the most caps while with the club. The highest transfer fees paid by the club are the £15 million paid to Leeds United and Middlesbrough for Chris Wood and Ben Gibson in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and the highest fee received is the £25 million paid by Everton for Michael Keane in 2017. The highest attendance recorded at Turf Moor was 54,775 for the visit of Huddersfield Town in a third round FA Cup match in 1924.

All records and statistics are correct as of the 2020–21 season.

Honours and achievements[]

Further information: List of Burnley F.C. seasons
For honours won by Reserves and Academy teams, see Burnley F.C. Under-23s and Academy § Honours.
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The FA Cup trophy is presented to Burnley captain Tommy Boyle by King George V in 1914
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Team photograph of the 1920–21 First Division-winning side

Burnley won their first honour in 1883, when the team won the Dr Dean Trophy, a knockout competition between amateur clubs in the Burnley area.[1] The club turned professional by the end of 1883, and were one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888.[2] Burnley reached their first major final in 1914, when they reached the FA Cup Final, and beat Liverpool 1–0.[3] Burnley have been champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60.[4] The team have also won the Charity Shield twice, in 1960 (shared with Wolverhampton Wanderers[a]) and 1973.[7][b] The side have competed in one of the four professional levels of English football from 1888 to the present day,[9] and are one of only five teams (and were the second) to have won all four tiers, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth.[10] Burnley's honours include the following:[9][11]

League[]

First Division (Tier 1)[c]

Second Division/Championship (Tier 2)[c]

Third Division/Second Division (Tier 3)[c]

Fourth Division (Tier 4)[c]

Cup[]

FA Cup

FA Charity Shield

  • Winners (2): 1960 (shared), 1973
  • Runners–up (1): 1921[7]

Texaco Cup

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Associate Members' Cup

Regional[]

Lancashire Cup (nowadays for reserve teams)[15]

  • Winners (12): 1889–90,[16] 1914–15,[17] 1949–50,[18] 1951–52,[19] 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1992–93

Club records[]

Season records[]

Points[]

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 62 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1972–73[9]
    • Three points for a win: 93 in 46 matches, Championship, 2013–14 and 2015–16[9]
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 13 in 22 matches, Football League, 1889–90[9]
    • Three points for a win: 30 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2009–10[9]

Goals[]

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 102 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61[9][22]
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 28 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2014–15[9]
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 108 in 42 matches, First Division, 1925–26[9]
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 24 in 30 matches, Second Division, 1897–98[9]

Clean sheets[]

Match records[]

Firsts[]

Record wins[]

Record defeats[]

  • Record defeat: Darwen Old Wanderers 11–0 Burnley, FA Cup first round, 17 October 1885[26]
  • Record league defeat:
  • Record league home defeat:
  • Record League Cup defeat: Manchester City 5–0 Burnley, first round, 11 August 1999[44]
  • Record European defeat: Hamburger SV 4–1 Burnley, European Cup quarter-final, 15 March 1961[32]

Streaks[]

  • Longest winning streak (all competitions): 11 matches; 16 November 1912 to 18 January 1913, Second Division (10 matches) and FA Cup (one match)[45]
  • Longest winning streak at home (all competitions): 18 matches; 6 September 1920 to 2 April 1921, First Division (17 matches) and FA Cup (one match)[46]
  • Longest winning streak from home (all competitions): 7 matches; 12 October 1991 to 1 January 1992, Fourth Division (six matches) and FA Cup (one match)[47]
  • Longest unbeaten run (league): 30 matches; 6 September 1920 to 25 March 1921, First Division[d]
  • Longest unbeaten run at home (league): 34 matches; 1 April 1911 to 4 January 1913, Second Division[41]
  • Longest unbeaten run from home (league): 15 matches; 15 April 1972 to 6 January 1973, Second Division[41]
  • Longest drawing streak (league): 6 matches; 21 February to 28 March 1931, Second Division[41]
  • Longest losing streak (league): 8 matches;
    • 9 November 1889 to 22 February 1890, Football League
    • 16 March to 2 September 1895, First Division
    • 2 January to 25 February 1995, First Division (second tier)[48]
  • Longest streak without a win (league): 24 matches; 16 April to 17 November 1979, Second Division[41]
  • Longest scoring run (league): 27 matches; 13 February to 30 October 1926, First Division[41]
  • Longest non-scoring run (league): 6 matches;
  • Longest streak without conceding a goal (league): 7 matches; 6 September to 4 October 1980, Third Division[35]

Attendances[]

Managerial records[]

See also: List of Burnley F.C. managers
  • First full-time manager: Harry Bradshaw; August 1894 to June 1899[54]
  • Longest serving manager (time and games): Harry Potts; 728 competitive matches, February 1958 to February 1970 and February 1977 to October 1979[55]
  • First manager from outside England: Frank Hill; Scottish, managed the club for 266 competitive matches from October 1948 to August 1954[56]
  • Most wins: Harry Potts; 314 competitive matches (from 728)[55]
  • Highest win percentage (excluding caretaker managers): Cliff Britton; 49.00%, 49 competitive matches won from 100[57]
  • Lowest win percentage (excluding caretaker managers): Joe Brown; 22.64%, 12 competitive matches won from 53[58]

Player records[]

See also: List of Burnley F.C. players and List of Burnley F.C. internationals
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Charlie Austin (here playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2015) scored in a tied club record eight consecutive matches.

Award winners[]

Appearances[]

  • Youngest first-team player: Tommy Lawton; 16 years, 174 days (against Doncaster Rovers, Second Division, 28 March 1936)[61]
  • Oldest first-team player: Len Smelt; 41 years, 132 days (against Arsenal, First Division, 18 April 1925)[62]
  • Most consecutive league appearances: 203 – Jimmy Strong, 31 August 1946 – 23 March 1951[63]

Most appearances[]

Competitive first-team appearances only; substitute appearances appear in parentheses; they are in addition to the figures before the brackets and are not included within them.[64][65]
 ¤ —Played their full career at Burnley
No. Name Nation Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[e] Total
1 Jerry Dawson  England 1907–1929 ¤ 522 (0) 46 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 569 (0)
2 Alan Stevenson  England 1972–1983 438 (0) 33 (0) 36 (0) 36 (0) 543 (0)
3 John Angus  England 1955–1972 ¤ 438 (1) 45 (0) 25 (0) 12 (0) 520 (1)
4= Jimmy McIlroy  Northern Ireland 1950–1963 439 (0) 50 (0) 3 (0) 5 (0) 497 (0)
4= Martin Dobson  England 1967–1974
1979–1984		 406 (4) 31 (0) 34 (0) 22 (0) 493 (4)
6 Jimmy Adamson  England 1947–1964 ¤ 426 (0) 52 (0) 3 (0) 5 (0) 486 (0)
7 Tommy Cummings  England 1947–1963 434 (0) 38 (0) 6 (0) 1 (0) 479 (0)
8 Brian Miller  England 1954–1967 ¤ 379 (0) 50 (0) 13 (0) 13 (0) 455 (0)
9 Fred Barron  England 1898–1911 400 (0) 23 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 423 (0)
10 Leighton James  Wales 1970–1975
1978–1980
1986–1989		 331 (5) 17 (0) 22 (0) 23 (1) 393 (6)

Goalscorers[]

  • Most goals in a season in all competitions: 37 goals;
    • Jimmy Robson (25 in the First Division, five in the FA Cup, four in the League Cup, and three in the European Cup), 1960–61[66]
    • Willie Irvine (29 in the First Division, five in the FA Cup, and three in the League Cup), 1965–66[67]
  • Most league goals in a season: George Beel – 35, First Division, 1927–28[20]
  • Most goals in a league match: Louis Page – 6, versus Birmingham away (First Division, 10 April 1926)[68]
  • Most consecutive matches scored in: 8 – Ray Pointer (First Division and FA Cup, 29 November 1958 to 14 January 1959) and Charlie Austin (Championship and League Cup, 15 September 2012 to 23 October 2012)[69]
  • Most seasons as top goalscorer: George Beel – 6, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32[20]
  • Most goals on debut: Ian Lawson – 4, versus Chesterfield (FA Cup third round, 5 January 1957)[70]
  • First goal in the FA Cup: Walter Place, versus Astley Bridge away (first round, 23 October 1886)[71]
  • First goal in league football: Pat Gallocher (21st minute), versus Preston North End away (Football League, 8 September 1888)[72]
  • First hat-trick (league): William Tait, versus Bolton Wanderers away (Football League, 15 September 1888)[f]
  • Most hat-tricks: George Beel – 11, between 1923 and 1931[74]
  • Fastest hat-trick: Louis Page – 3 minutes, versus Birmingham away (First Division, 10 April 1926)[75]
  • Fastest goal scored: Robbie Painter – 16 seconds, versus Cardiff City (Fourth Division, 22 April 1992)[47]

Overall scorers[]

Competitive first-team matches only; appearances including substitute appearances appear in parentheses and italics.[64][76]
No. Name Nation Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[e] Total
1 George Beel  England 1923–1932 179 (316) 9 (21) 0 (0) 0 (0) 188 (337)
2 Ray Pointer  England 1957–1965 118 (223) 12 (35) 2 (7) 0 (5) 132 (270)
3 Jimmy McIlroy  Northern Ireland 1950–1963 116 (439) 13 (50) 1 (3) 1 (5) 131 (497)
4 Andy Lochhead  Scotland 1958–1968 101 (226) 12 (19) 9 (15) 6 (6) 128 (266)
5= Bert Freeman  England 1911–1921 103 (166) 12 (23) 0 (0) 0 (0) 115 (189)
5= Louis Page  England 1925–1932 111 (248) 4 (11) 0 (0) 0 (0) 115 (259)
7 John Connelly  England 1956–1964 85 (215) 15 (38) 2 (7) 2 (5) 104 (265)
8 Jimmy Robson  England 1956–1965 79 (202) 14 (29) 4 (6) 3 (5) 100 (242)
9= Willie Irvine  Northern Ireland 1960–1968 78 (126) 9 (10) 8 (9) 2 (3) 97 (148)
9= Bob Kelly  England 1913–1925 88 (277) 9 (21) 0 (0) 0 (1) 97 (299)

Internationals[]

Transfers[]

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Andre Gray (2016 photograph) was sold to Watford for a fee of £18.5 million in August 2017

Record transfer fees paid[]

No. Name Fee Paid to Date Ref.
1= Chris Wood £15m Leeds United 21 August 2017 [82]
1= Ben Gibson £15m Middlesbrough 5 August 2018 [83]
3 Robbie Brady £13m Norwich City 31 January 2017 [84]
4 Maxwel Cornet £12.85m Olympique Lyonnais 29 August 2021 [85]
5 Nathan Collins £12m Stoke City 24 June 2021 [86]

Record transfer fees received[]

No. Name Fee Paid by Date Ref.
1 Michael Keane £25m Everton 3 July 2017 [87]
2 Andre Gray £18.5m Watford 10 August 2017 [88]
3= Tom Heaton £8m Aston Villa 1 August 2019 [89]
3= Ben Gibson £8m Norwich City 17 April 2021 [90]
5= Jay Rodriguez £7m Southampton 10 June 2012 [91]
5= Sam Vokes £7m Stoke City 31 January 2019 [92]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.[5][6]
  2. ^ As champions of the 1972–73 Second Division, Burnley qualified for the 1973 FA Charity Shield against reigning holders Manchester City; Burnley beat City 1–0.[8]
  3. ^ a b c d Upon its formation in 1992, the Premier League became the top tier of English football; the Football League First, Second and Third Divisions then became the second, third and fourth tiers, respectively.[12] From 2004, the First Division became the Championship, the Second Division became League One and the Third Division became League Two.[13]
  4. ^ It stood as a record for unbeaten league games in a single season in English professional football until Arsenal went unbeaten through the whole of the 2003–04 Premier League season.[45]
  5. ^ a b The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Charity Shield, European Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Texaco Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy, and play-offs.
  6. ^ Also the first hat-trick in league football worldwide[73]
  7. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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General

  • Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  • Wiseman, David (2009). The Burnley FC Miscellany. DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-717-7.

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