A winning end to 1991
After the shock of the Boxing Day defeat against Rotherham, a first defeat in any competition since September, Burnley returned to winning ways to end the year with a 2-1…
Boxing Day brings a first defeat for manager Mullen
Jimmy Mullen finally tasted defeat as Burnley manager when we went down 2-1 at home to Rotherham on Boxing Day 1991, but results elsewhere meant the defeat didn't prove costly…
Mullen’s Clarets are Number One for Christmas
Burnley travelled to Aldershot on this day in 1991 and a 2-1 win at the Recreation Ground gave us another three points to take us to the top of the…
Own goal brings winning run to an end
Burnley's incredible run of wins under Jimmy Mullen finally came to an end in his tenth league game in charge when John Pender put through his own goal to give…
Randall is Jimmy Mullen’s first signing
Burnley boss Jimmy Mullen was still looking for a new goalkeeper after Andy Marriott's return to Nottingham Forest but he did make his first move into the transfer market on…
Cup win for the Clarets and it’s second division Derby next
Burnley beat Rotherham in the second round of the FA Cup in 1991 and that meant a place in the third round for a third successive year with a home…
From Russia With Love
Back in the 1950s and 1960s there were many occasions when Burnley played friendly games in the middle of the season but on reaching the 1990s it was the sort…
Manager of the Month Mullen gets ninth win
Burnley boss Jimmy Mullen lifted the Manager of the Month award after ending November 1991 with a fifth successive win, the last of them coming with a 2-1 success on…
Harper at the double in FA Cup win
Jimmy Mullen's Burnley, not content with continuing to win every league game, won through to the second round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 replay win at Doncaster and…
Conroy penalty takes Burnley back into third place
A Mike Conroy penalty was enough to give Burnley all three points against Maidstone at Dartford with a 1-0 on this day in 1991 and that took us back into…