Brilliant unbeaten away run ends at Loftus Road
League leaders Burnley lost the battle of the top two clubs in 1973, going down to a 2-0 defeat at Loftus Road against second place Queens Park Rangers, bringing to…
Burnley’s lead at the top reduced as snow forces postponement
Burnley went into the second league weekend in 1973 with a four point lead over second place Queens Park Rangers, but we had to sit and watch QPR reduced that…
Brave Burnley go out in Anfield replay
Having drawn the FA Cup third round tie 0-0 at Turf Moor, Burnley travelled to Anfield three days later but exited the FA Cup after losing the replay 3-0 against…
Cup classic sees Clarets earn a replay
The much awaited FA Cup tie in 1973 between the Second and First Division leaders Burnley and Liverpool at Turf Moor ended in a 0-0 draw and won us an…
Big win at Villa kicks off 1973 in great style
Top of the league at the start of the year, Burnley's first fixture of 1973 couldn't have been a much more difficult task with the away game against Aston Villa…
A draw but Burnley end 1972 on top of the league
The last game of 1972 saw the Clarets held to a 2-2 home draw by Fulham, but results elsewhere meant we extended our lead at the top of the Second…
Burnley win Bloomfield Boxing Day Battle
Burnley came face to face with former manager Harry Potts on Boxing Day 1972 when we travelled to Bloomfield Road to play Blackpool in a Second Division promotion battle and…
League Leaders Burnley go into Christmas with home draw
Despite a home draw against Oxford on the Saturday before Christmas, Burnley were able to celebrate the start of the festive season in 1972 at the top of the Second…
Another 1-0 with an early Dobbo goal
After a free week because of the flu bug at Huddersfield, Burnley were back in action on this day in 1972 and recorded a fourth successive 1-0 win, this one…
Illness forces postponement but a big cup draw for Burnley
Three 1-0 wins on the run, at Brighton and Sunderland and at home to Nottingham Forest, but hopes of a fourth successive victory were dashed when our home game against…