Clarets lose unbeaten home record on a Saturday night
Saturday night football came to Burnley fifty years ago with Sheffield United our visitors in a First Division clash. With Saturday a working day in Burnley during the three-day week,…
Burnley crash to big defeat at Derby
Third in the First Division, through to the fourth round of the FA Cup, things were looking good for Burnley in 1974, that was until we travelled to the Baseball…
Cup run under way as Clarets win at Grimsby
It was FA Cup 3rd round day fifty years ago and that was still a huge day in the football calendar with Burnley having been given an away tie at…
The New Year kicks off in Coventry
No sooner had we reached home from a New Year’s Eve party, we were on our way out again to Coventry as Burnley kicked off 1974 with a New Year’s…
Wolves take a point from Burnley as brilliant 1973 ends
Burnley’s final game of 1973, a year that started with a superb performance at Aston Villa, came to an end with Wolverhampton Wanderers earning a point from a 1-1 draw.…
Hankin goal wins big Boxing Day game for Burnley
A home game on Boxing Day and it couldn’t have been a much bigger game fifty years ago than third place Burnley hosting second place Liverpool at Turf Moor and…
Burnley go into Christmas with defeat at Maine Road
Third in the First Division as Christmas approached in 1973, Burnley fell to a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City who had started the game in fifteenth position. Burnley supporters were…
Gunners gunned down at the Turf
Back in league action having secured a place in the final of the Texaco Cup, Burnley welcomed Arsenal to Turf Moor with a 2-1 win ensuring we retained third place…
Burnley in final after a third win against Norwich
Both of our two previous games had been against Norwich City at home, one in the Texaco Cup semi-final and one in the league, with both ending in victories. Now…
Ingham goal enough to beat Bond’s Norwich
Having beaten Norwich 2-0 at home in the first leg of the Texaco Cup semi-final, Burnley had to wait a further eleven days before playing again and it was Norwich…