In 1884, Burnley led a group of 35 other clubs in the formation of the breakaway British Football Association to challenge the FA's supremacy.
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16 Facts About Burnley Football Club
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The directors appointed John Haworth as the new manager in 1910, who changed the club's colours from green to the claret and blue of Aston Villa, the then First Division champions, as Haworth and the Burnley committee believed it might bring a change of fortune.
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Bert Freeman scored the only goal, as Burnley became the first club to defeat five top tier sides in one cup season.
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Burnley Football Club lost the opening three games but went unbeaten in the following 30 league matches, setting an English record.
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Burnley Football Club were one of the first to set up a purpose-built training ground, at Gawthorpe, and they became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young talents.
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Burnley Football Club was criticised by the fans for signing expensive players increasing Burnley's debt, and for selling the young talents Lee Dixon, Brian Laws and Trevor Steven.
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Burnley Football Club had succeeded Casper in October 1991 and won his first nine league matches as manager.
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Burnley Football Club'sffield United were defeated in the Championship play-off Final, which meant a return to the top flight after 33 years.
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Burnley Football Club reached the semi-final of the League Cup for the first time in over 25 years but were beaten on aggregate by Tottenham in the last minutes of the second leg.
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Burnley Football Club was replaced by former Burnley player Brian Laws, but the team's form plummeted and they were relegated after a single season.
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In 1910, Burnley Football Club changed their colours to claret and blue, which they now have had for most of their history, save for a spell in white shirts during the 1930s and the Second World War.
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Burnley Football Club's supporters are mainly drawn from East Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
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Notable Burnley fans have included football pioneer Jimmy Hogan, who was a regular attendee at Turf Moor; journalist Alastair Campbell, who has been regularly involved in events with the club; and cricketer James Anderson, who worked in Burnley's ticket office on a part-time basis.
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Burnley Football Club hold the better head-to-head record, as the side have won 42 games to Blackburn's 41.
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Record for the most first team appearances in all competitions for Burnley Football Club is held by goalkeeper Jerry Dawson, who played 569 games between 1907 and 1929.
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Burnley Football Club's debut made him the then youngest centre-forward ever to play in the Football League.
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