Burnleys first ever game

[Wile E Coyote]

think we were hammered 0-8 by Astley Bridge whoever they were.
Curious as to how this messageboard would have looked had it been possible for such a thing back then.
Probably slagging off the state of the opposition fans moustaches or their cheap fobwatches .
Don't imagine the board got too much stick, or the pies.

[ClaretMov]

Jesus ****** on a school night

[Wile E Coyote]

Jesus ****** on a school night

obviously you would have been sectioned or whatever they did back then for insanity

[Bin Ont Turf]

Ben Mee's footballing era was that.

[Wile E Coyote]

Ben Mee's footballing era was that.

possibly,
no doubt one of his forebears was blamed for all 8 goals

[Clarets4me]

Astley Bridge F.C. was based just outside Bolton, but to be fair, Burnley F.C. had just agreed to switch from playing under the Rugby rules, to those of " Association Football ", which may account for the scoreline ...

I understand an ancestor of " AndrewJB's " wrote to the " Burnley Express ", blaming the defeat on Disraeli, and the Tories, until it was pointed out to him that Disraeli had died the previous year. In fact, an elderly man with lefty tendencies had been elected as Prime Minister two years earlier, and was facing criticism for pulling our troops out of Afghanistan, his role in Ireland, and antisemitism in his party. ( William ( Jezza ) Gladstone ). Another published letter was from a " Scot in exile " in Wiltshire, who blamed the defeat on the 1706 " Act of Union ", and suggested hiring both Scottish players to improve the team, and a " French dancing Lady " to improve morale on match days !

The Astley Bridge Manager apparently claimed that they were " 10 years ahead " of Burnley, whilst Burnley's committee's " Chairman of Selectors " declared to the press that, " We're tight as a group, I was pleased with the performance, despite some individual errors and the results will come in due course " ....

[IanMcL]

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Another published letter was from a " Scot in exile " in Wiltshire, who blamed the defeat on the 1706 " Act of Union ", and suggested hiring both Scottish players to improve the team, and a " French dancing Lady " to improve morale on match days !
[/quote]

As the Brahan Seer may have said.... these things will come to pass when the world is covered by a large net which spreads words Twix people.

[TheFamilyCat]

Astley Bridge F.C. was based just outside Bolton, but to be fair, Burnley F.C. had just agreed to switch from playing under the Rugby rules, to those of " Association Football ", which may account for the scoreline ...

We were probably happy with that, 8-0 is a tight game in rugby.

[ralphdpomeroy]

Burnley's first ever game was well before the official date and we'd probably all be wondering why we'd changed rules from the previous week , whether it would be Football or Rugby next Saturday and arguing over whether the team that played association rules at Turf Moor had anything to do with Calder Vale later Burnley Rovers later Burnley or not ?!

[Jeffbfc]

I left early!

[mdd2]

Is that when "Teasdale Out" was first heard?

[LoveCurryPies]

Joseph Hart in goal?

[Bigvince]

Missed most of the game, the stream I was on kept buffering!

[JohnMac]

It was when my Peppered Steak pie went into the oven

[Clarets4me]

I left early!

Was this a personal protest about the performance, or the price of the Twix's !

[Wile E Coyote]

all 8 goals under reviewed by cinematograph machines based at stockley park, and kick off only permitted when Sky's sundial was back from the menders.

[holdyourfire]

I left early!

So did i!

[THEWELLERNUT70]

"You think it's bad these days. We've never had it so good
I was there in the dark old days. And no I dont mean The Orient Game, I'm talking about Astley Bridge 8 (eight) Burnley 0"

Said Claret Tony when pushed on the subject