How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by Better Call Saul » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:00 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Frightening to think how much it’s cost me and I don’t know how many I’ve been to.

What I do know is my first game was in October 1960 and I’ve only missed 8 home games since.
Tony you just beat me by a few game to my first game on the Turf which was a 5-3 win against Newcastle a United on 31st December 1960. I can't come away near your record of only missing 8 games since but I would guess I've seen over 750 games at home.

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by DustyBawls » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:10 pm

Just so I know is this: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?
and not: How many Burnley games have you seen?

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:16 pm

Better Call Saul wrote:Tony you just beat me by a few game to my first game on the Turf which was a 5-3 win against Newcastle a United on 31st December 1960. I can't come away near your record of only missing 8 games since but I would guess I've seen over 750 games at home.
Mine was the same score v Manchester United

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by IanMcL » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:31 pm

Devotion by the many.

My record is poor by comparison.
I grew up in Reading, so first match was versus Reading, at Elm Park. FA Cup.1965.
1969 I left school and went to every London match, thereafter, by train. Carried on like that through the seventies with other places like Southampton, Oxford, Swindon, Coventry added. Had large mortgage by mid 70's! 80's moved to Salisbury, wife at home with baby, VERY large mortgage but managed about 7-10 games a season, all away, other than Easter pilgrimage to Turf Moor 2 matches at Easter!). 90's much the same but wth range extended from 100 to 150 miles each way, in a day and 1st, last and a big match or 2.

Noughties, addiction increased to 170 miles each way in a day, so more matches.

That continued and more 'weekends' with Mrs McL, for home matches.

2014 28 Dec, Mrs McL died....what do I do now?

Go to rest of season matches and then get season ticket, to keep me sane.

So, now lots of away added to season ticket.
Add semi finals, finals and Aberdeen, and Athens on my later in life Euro trips.

Cannot match the earlier posters, however, it has been 'as many as was possible'.

Watching Burnley helps me, as I call on Mrs McL to help us out, so she is with me in spirit.

First bumped into CT at Brighton, on a Tuesday night at Withdean stadium!

Up the Clarets.
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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by ElectroClaret » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:53 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I used to keep all mine in a book which, sadly, got damaged, so I transferred it to spreadsheets.

League Games

Home
Played: 1,278
Won: 620
Drawn: 347
Lost: 311

Away
Played: 885
Won: 228
Drawn: 246
Lost: 411

So a total of 2,163 league games plus 150 FA Cup, 142 League Cup, 1 European Cup, 4 Fairs Cup, 5 Europa League and then there are the Sherpa Van games, Watney Cup, friendlies and I've never kept records of reserve, youth team games etc.
Part-timer. :D

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by Claret Toni » Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:26 am

A fair few since I 1st saw the Clarets in 1964 against Stoke City; but nowhere near the number of matches true supporters have witnessed over the intervening years. I went to see Jimmy Mac. It was his 1st match back I think; I wasn't impressed. Heresy.

...and the money I've spent, ?? The rest I've just wasted as they say.

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by S27bfc » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:00 am

Approximately 1600 games over 50 years with half of those away games 137 grounds to date.Still love away days Utc

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by claretblue » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:00 am

Claret Toni wrote:A fair few since I 1st saw the Clarets in 1964 against Stoke City; but nowhere near the number of matches true supporters have witnessed over the intervening years. I went to see Jimmy Mac. It was his 1st match back.
supported them since 1961 but the Stoke game in '64 was my first game too Toni - yes we saw Jimmy Mac (albeit playing for the opposition)
think he was captain for the day!

some great memories of following the Clarets...55 years eh! :o

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by bfcjg » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:19 am

I reckon over 2000 over 50years.

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Re: How many actual Burnley games have you actually seen?

Post by ArmchairDetective » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:14 am

I would guess at around 450. First season ticket 18 years ago.

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