List of Burnley F.C. players (50–99 appearances)
Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of 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.[1] As a result, the team were able to enter the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, and they were one of six Lancashire clubs in the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888–89.[1] Burnley have played in one of the four professional levels of English football from 1888 to the present day.[2] The team 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) and 1973.[5] They are one of only five teams (and were the second) to have won all top four professional divisions of English football, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth.[6]
Two players in this list, Alan Brown and Billy Dougall, went on to manage the team. Brown was appointed in 1954 and remained in the role until 1957. Under Brown and chairman Bob Lord, Burnley became one of the first clubs to build a purpose-built training centre (Gawthorpe).[7] Brown helped to dig out the ground himself, and he also "volunteered" several of his players to help out.[8] Further, Burnley became, after foundations were again laid by Brown and Lord,[9] renowned for their youth policy and scouting system, which yielded many young players over the years such as Jimmy Adamson, Jimmy McIlroy, John Connelly, Willie Morgan and Martin Dobson.[10] He also introduced short corners and a huge array of free kick routines, which were soon copied across the land.[11] Dougall succeeded Brown, but his tenure lasted only one year, as he was forced to relinquish the post due to poor health.[12]
Forward Charlie Austin, who netted 45 goals in 90 appearances for the club, scored in a tied club record eight consecutive matches in the Championship and League Cup from 15 September 2012 to 23 October 2012.[13] Arthur Ogden scored three times in six minutes versus Bristol Rovers (FA Cup first round, away, 16 January 1909); the fastest hat-trick in the club's history.[14] Scotsman Jimmy Ross scored the club's fastest hat-trick in the league, when he netted three in nine minutes against Loughborough (Second Division, 28 March 1898).[15] Jimmy Hogan, who grew up in the town of Burnley, played 52 matches for the club, scoring 12 goals.[16] After his playing career finished, he became one of the most pioneering managers in football.[17]
All players who have played between 50 and 99 first-team matches for the club, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his career with Burnley, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of matches played and goals scored in all senior competitive matches.
Key
- Players are arranged by alphabetical order of surname.
- Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.[18]
- Statistics are correct as of the match played on 26 July 2020.
Pre-1950s | 1950s– | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward | ||
- Nationality
- Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, his country of birth.
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defence and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1950s onwards.
- Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
- Total appearances and Total goals
- Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League, including test matches and play-offs, Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Charity Shield, European Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Europa League, Texaco Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, and Associate Members' Cup / Football League Trophy. Wartime fixtures and expunged matches are not included.
Symbol | Meaning |
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Player still at the club | |
* | Player represented his country at international level during his time at the club |
List
Footnotes
- For more information, see Formation.
- Statistics are sourced from Simpson (2007), The Clarets Chronicles up to and including the 2006–07 season. Players featuring after those dates are sourced from their Soccerbase profile listed in the notes column.
- Player appeared in competitive matches for Burnley before the commencement of the Football League in 1888.[32]
References
- 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.
- Specific
- Simpson (2007), pp. 13–25
- Rundle, Richard. "Burnley". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Ross, James M. (2 April 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- Ross, James M. (26 September 2019). "England – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- Ross, James M. (5 August 2019). "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- Tyler, Martin (9 May 2017). "Martin Tyler's stats: Most own goals, fewest different scorers in a season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Marshall, Tyrone (24 March 2017). "Training ground move a sign of our ambition, says Burnley captain Tom Heaton as Clarets move into their new home". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Ponting, Ivan (12 March 1996). "Alan Brown". The Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- York, Gary (24 May 2007). "John Connelly life story: Part 1". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Quelch (2015), pp. 203–204
- Wilson, Jonathan (27 May 2017). "How old-fashioned shadow play has helped Antonio Conte light up Chelsea". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Simpson (2007), p. 546
- "Austin's Pride at Matching Ray Pointer". Burnley Football Club. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Simpson (2007), p. 112
- Simpson (2007), p. 68
- Simpson (2007), p. 486
- Flint, Andrew (21 January 2016). "Jimmy Hogan: the English pioneer who set Hungary up for greatness". These Football Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- Watts, Nick. "1963 to 1988". The Football League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Charlie Austin". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Phil Bardsley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Marvin Bartley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Joey Barton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "André Bikey". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Robbie Brady". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Steven Defour". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Danny Fox". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Andre Gray". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Andy Gray". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Chris Iwelumo". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Steve Jones". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Stephen Jordan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Simpson (2007), p. 512
- "Michael Kightly". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Kyle Lafferty". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Aaron Lennon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Kevin Long". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Alan Mahon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Kevin McDonald". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Dwight McNeil". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Tyrone Mears". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Nick Pope". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "John Spicer". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Charlie Taylor". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Wayne Thomas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Keith Treacy". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 June 2020.