Italy beckons for Burnley as we draw SSC Napoli
We'd reached the last sixteen in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup in the 1966/67 season, as had both Leeds and West Brom. We were joined by Scottish clubs Dundee United…
Swiss roll over on the Turf
Burnley had a brand new shopping centre, with a square, a market hall and an open market. Even Dolcis had opened their shoe shop on the walk from St James…
A good night in Switzerland as Burnley ‘head’ towards next round
Things were quiet in Burnley as the players prepared for a trip to Switzerland and the next round of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup which had paired us with Lausanne…
Fairs Cup win as European football returns to Turf Moor
A crushing 4-1 defeat in Hamburg brought an end to Burnley's European Cup campaign in 1960/61, this after a 3-1 win at home. That home game was played in January…
Dubious decisions but a draw in Stuttgart
The official party depart for Stuttgart Back in the 1960s, despite ending seasons in high positions in the Football League, we hadn't been able to qualify for the Inter Cities…
Fairs Cup games arranged but our opponents are Stuttgart
Hannover 96, who Burnley had drawn in the Fairs Cup, were one of three West German clubs to win entry to the 1966/67 competition alongside Nürnberg and Eintracht Frankfurt. Vfb…
Clarets draw Hannover 96 having won Fairs Cup place
Only the League champions and FA Cup winners were guaranteed a place in Europe in the 1960s, one in each of the European Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup.…
European Cup hopes end in Hamburg
Two Brian Pilkington goals and one from Jimmy Robson had put Burnley in a good position against Hamburg in the European Cup, those goals giving us a 3-1 lead from…
Hamburg have no answer as Burnley take command
Burnley were in the quarter-finals of the European Cup and our opponents Hamburg arrived from West Germany in January 1961 for the first leg of the tie. The Hamburg players…
Burnley – one of the greatest teams in the world today
The big news ahead of the European Cup quarter-final draw was of Real Madrid's defeat in the previous round. They had been the only winners to date of the competition…