Full name: Burnley Football Club
Nicknames: The Clarets
Founded: May 18, 1882
Owner: ALK Capital (84%)
Stadium (capacity): Turf Moor (21,944)
Most appearances: Jerry Dawson (569)
Most league appearances: Jerry Dawson (522)
Most goals: George Beel (188)
Most league goals: George Beel (179)
Oldest player: Len Smelt (41 years 132 days vs. Arsenal, April 18 1925)
Youngest player: Tommy Lawton (16 years 163 days vs. Doncaster Rovers, March 28 1936)
Biggest win: 9-0 vs. Darwen (First Division, January 9 1892), 9-0 vs. Crystal Palace (FA Cup, February 10 1909), 9-0 vs. New Brighton (FA Cup, January 26 1957), 9-0 vs. Penrith (FA Cup, November 17 1984)
Biggest league win: 9-0 vs. Darwen (First Division, January 9 1892)
Biggest defeat: 11-0 vs. Darwen Old Wanderers (FA Cup, October 17, 1885)
Biggest league defeat: 10-0 vs. Aston Villa (First Division, August 29, 1925)
Highest transfer fee paid: £16.1m - Zeki Amdouni from Basel (July 19, 2023)
Highest transfer fee received: £25m - Chris Wood to Newcastle United (January 13, 2022) and Michael Keane to Everton (July 3, 2017)
Honours
First Division/Premier League (2): 1920–21, 1959–60
Second Division/Championship (4): 1897–98, 1972–73, 2015–16, 2022-23
Third Division/League One (1): 1981–82
Fourth Division/League Two (1): 1991-92
FA Cup (1): 1914
Charity Shield/Community Shield (2): 1960*, 1973 (*=shared)
Anglo-Scottish Cup (1): 1979
Neil Wilkes
