Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
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Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
When did the enmity between the towns actually begin. Was it just football rivalry or did it start long before then, such as the civil war (bothering the kings horses) etc ?
I would genuinely be interested to know.
I would genuinely be interested to know.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
For me 1960, FA Cup Burnley 3 Blackburn 3 following awful penalty award against Alex Elder. Blackburn went onto the final and lost to Wolves when " you know who" broke a leg!
It's an ill wind ......
It's an ill wind ......
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
It goes back a lot further than that,i think the rivalry started with Burnley cotton mill owners losing out on a big contract to the Blackburn mill owners.
I'm sure C T will have the exact details.
I'm sure C T will have the exact details.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
Who broke a leg ? Do we know him ?
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
I think he was called Derek Wheelbrace.Funkydrummer wrote:Who broke a leg ? Do we know him ?
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
You'd think there would be a strong bond really, the Accrington Pals was made up from lots of Burnley and Blackburn lads.
Imagine that, then the stupidity of hatred over football !!! beggars belief.
Imagine that, then the stupidity of hatred over football !!! beggars belief.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
That's him, bit of a crank !gawthorpe_view wrote:I think he was called Derek Wheelbrace.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
In the history of the club there's a story about Rovers crying off in the snow.
I believe the FACup 3-3 draw upset a few but am too young to remember.
The first football violence I saw was when they won 4-1 ont'Turf and Mike England played up front and scored twice.
The return match was a war.
I believe the FACup 3-3 draw upset a few but am too young to remember.
The first football violence I saw was when they won 4-1 ont'Turf and Mike England played up front and scored twice.
The return match was a war.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
I'm sure I've read about some tasty games between the two sides going back as far as the earliest days of the football league.
I'm sure every local game had some needle both on and off the pitch, even before the days of full-on hooliganism on the terraces.
I'm sure every local game had some needle both on and off the pitch, even before the days of full-on hooliganism on the terraces.
Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
It started when people from Burnley formed the RSPCA having witnessed what that lot up the road were doing to horses.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
Don't think there's a specific reason or point of origin. You've just got to have someone to hate and they were there from the start of the football league. Like He Man and Skelator.
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Re: Burnley / Blackburn Rivalry History Question
Pure dislike from both sides. Let's be honest we are very similar town wise etc and both football teams gives us an excuse for us to vent are anger towards each other fantastic really because although I can't do with them down the road great to know there struggling and in are shadow ha