What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by ClaretAndJew » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:26 pm

Orient game.

I was born 2 months later.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:39 pm

We had just recorded a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest, Nulty and Probert scoring. I was born the day before we travelled to Newcastle, who sadly had not read the script winning 3-1 again Probert netting for us.

Should of known what being a Burnley fan was going to be like when we were relegated at the end of the season...

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by vancouverclaret » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:09 pm

Born between Beating WHU 6-0 and Sheff Utd 1-0 Same year we lost to Spurs in the FA Cup final

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by Claret Toni » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:45 pm

Born on a Tuesday, just about a play a scoreless draw the following Saturday with Newcastle.

Groundhog day anyone?

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by boatshed bill » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:57 pm

We finished 6th in Div 1

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by JinkingJames » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:15 pm

Burnley had just finished 3rd in the old First Division. In 1963/64 there was a dip in form and the team finished 9th and got to the Quater Finals of the FA Cup. I think Jimmy Mac might have left by then

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by RammyClaret61 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:17 pm

I popped into the world a couple of hours past midnight after a season opening 2-2 draw v Arsenal at Highbury. To celebrate my arrival we beat Ipswich 4-3 at Turf Moor 2 days later.

We finished the season runners up to Ipswich, and reached Wembley in the FA Cup.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by Boss Hogg » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:32 pm

First match after arrival Fulham 1 Burnley 1 with Leighton James putting us 1-0 up in the first half. Just watched the highlights for the first time and it looked an entertaining game.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by ICL » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:50 pm

They were on their summer holidays, preparing for the coming season, when they would win Div 1 for the second time.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by colinclaret » Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:02 pm

33. Round 06/03/1954 H Arsenal FC Arsenal FC 2:1 (2:1)
34. Round 13/03/1954 A Cardiff City Cardiff City 0:1 (0:1) I was born on the 9th so 2 good wins either side

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:33 pm

FCBurnley wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:17 pm
Last game before I was born we were in the Cup Final. Sadly it was 47 not 62. I was there but couldn’t see a thing
Just wonderful, made my night

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by Bop » Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:11 am

The day I was born Willie Irvine bagged 3. Top man.
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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by Swizzlestick » Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:01 am

Unfortunately coincided with our relegation into the fourth division 😬

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by JohnMac » Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:09 am

They were probably holidaying far and wide, Blackpool, Morecambe, Southport etc.

22 May 1955

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by HB Claret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:54 am

3 days before I was born - 20/02/62 beat Fulham at home 2:1 in Division 1, day after I was born lost 1:2 to that lot down the road 😞

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by ClaretMov » Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:16 am

I was born on Friday, the day after we lost to Man utd away 4:2, at the end of the season we finished on 55 points in 3rd place, Burnley's Willie Irvine and Liverpool's Rodger Hunt were joint top scorers on 29 goals, Blackburn got relegated with 20 points and 82 days after the end of the season England won the World Cup, so not a bad year

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by ottclaret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:31 am

On the way to becoming Champions of England (2nd time)!

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by lakedistrictclaret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:06 am

I was born seven days before the start of the season, when we lost 0-1 at home to Middlesbrough.

Three days later we were again at home, beating Stoke 3-2, Les Shannon(2) and Jimmy Mac being the scorers.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by AfloatinClaret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:21 am

When I arrived they would've been busy reviewing all the mp4 footage/slow motion replays/VAR decisions of a 6-2 defeat at Luton; it must've worked, as they beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup a few days later.

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by BacupClaret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:16 am

Not a bad start to my Clarets life, we beat West Brom 5-1 with goals from Talbut (OG), Irvine 2 and Lochead 2 on the exact day I was born!

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Re: What were the Clarets doing the year you came into the world?

Post by Aclaret » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:30 am

Nearest game to when I arrived was 2nd May 1960, we beat Man City 2 -1 away, Pilkington & Meredith scoring in front of 66,000 fans.
So making us...... CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND.

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