Alf Boland – August 1935 to 1940
Following Tom Bromilow's decision to move on to Crystal Palace the club chose a different policy regarding team selection with the prominent figure being the club secretary Alf Boland. In effect,…
Two days brings two wins for Burnley
Having beaten Leicester City on Good Friday, Burnley won again a day later in 1960 with a 3-0 home victory over relegation strugglers Luton Town, and what a difference it…
A Good Friday against Leicester
Back in the 1959/60 season clubs still played three games in four days over Easter and Burnley got underway with a 1-0 Good Friday home win against Leicester City courtesy…
Remembering Jimmy Strong with daughter Sandria Burkinshaw
An only child, I was born two months before my dad Jimmy Strong kept goal for Burnley in the 1947 cup final against Charlton Athletic where he would readily confess…
An Easter Monday to remember at the Turf
It's Easter Monday and that always used to be a big day for football in England when teams would be playing the last of three games in four days. Although…
A first trophy of the season for Burnley
With the first team in fourth place in the First Division and closing in on leaders Tottenham Hotspur, it was the reserves who won the club's first trophy of the…
Tom Bromilow – October 1932 to July 1935
Following the resignation of Albert Pickles, Burnley took their time in choosing his replacement and in October 1932 brought Tom Bromilow back from a coaching role in Holland to become…
That was the week that was
Sheffield United should have been at the Turf today in what would have been their first visit for a top flight fixture since goals from Ray Hankin, Derek Scott and…
Seith to leave after his transfer request is accepted
Despite the win at Nottingham Forest, and Burnley still in the hunt for the title, the club was rocked on this day in 1960 when wing half Bobby Seith, who…
Win against Stockport helps lift the gloom
December 1995 had seen a boardroom rumpus that spilled over into the most farcical and laughable AGM ever at Turf Moor, and that was still more than simmering into the…