Barnes double as Waddle starts in win
Despite suggesting he wouldn’t be fit to play in any of the pre-season games in Northern Ireland, new manager Chris Waddle was in the line-up when we played our second…
Burnley earn their stripes in Northern Ireland
Burnley’s pre-season trip to Northern Ireland in 1997 kicked off with a draw against Crusaders but it was a different looking Burnley who played the game, providing a surprise for…
Two more Waddle signings check in
Chris Waddle’s first two signings as Burnley manager came when he brought in former England goalkeeper Chris Woods from Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Michael Williams, both on free transfers.…
Waddle makes his first Burnley signings
Chris Waddle took over at Burnley with just one new player having been signed since the end of the 1996/97 season but that changed quickly when he made a double…
Waddle’s the man
The speculation was over, Burnley had found their man to replace departed manager Adrian Heath and that man was former England international Chris Waddle who was taking his first management…
Waddle wants Turf Moor job
His name had been mentioned but he always looked an outside bet. Now, Chris Waddle had broken the silence and revealed that he wanted the Burnley job and it looked…
Fans want Royle to replace Heath
Burnley fans had told the local press that Joe Royle was the man they wanted to replace Adrian Heath as the new manager as the search intensified ahead of the…
Teasdale set to battle two takeover bids
In the wake of Adrian Heath’s departure from Turf Moor, news had now surfaced that there had been two bids submitted to purchase Burnley Football Club from the existing directors.…
Four more signings cancelled as Heath hits back
What a week it had been for Burnley in 1997. Manager Adrian Heath attended a Monday night board meeting believing he was going to get his plan for four more…
Burnley cancel Patterson signing
Adrian Heath had made two signings prior to leaving the Clarets for Everton, those of Marco Gentile and Mark Patterson, with others in the pipeline now presumably put on hold…