The 1972/73 season kicks off with a draw
Burnley got the new 1972/73 season underway with a point after Carlisle United came to Turf Moor and shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Burnley twice having to…
Adamson has strong words for fans ahead of season
Manager Jimmy Adamson used the platform of the club's 75th Annual General Meeting to hit out at the supporters just two days before the 1972/73 season got underway with a…
No fresh air and fun at the seaside
Having been knocked out of the Watney Cup by Bristol Rovers, Burnley moved quickly to ensure the team would not have a free Saturday just one week before the start…
Watney goes flat for Burnley
It was semi-final night at Turf Moor in 1972 as over 10,000 supporters arrived to see Burnley's clash with Bristol Rovers in the Watney Cup. We'd won at Lincoln four…
We’re going to win the Watney Cup
The Watney Cup was launched in 1970 as a pre-season competition. In 1972, the one occasion we qualified in the competition's four years, it also featured Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers,…
Draw at Newport to end South Wales tour
Burnley's class of 1972, having won 2-1 at Swansea City two days earlier, ended their short stay in South Wales with a 1-1 draw against Newport County at Somerton Park.…
Newton at left back as pre-season gets underway at Swansea
The 1972/73 season was drawing closer. Once pre-season games are underway it does give the feel that the first league game is not too far away and as we travelled…
Burnley suffer blow as two key players leave
No sooner had the Clarets returned to pre-season training with big hopes from within for the 1972/73 season than news filtered through that two of our players, Steve Kindon and…
International full back signs as pre-season gets underway
Burnley's players returned for pre-season training ahead of the 1972/73 season and there was some good news for Burnley fans, who just two days earlier had heard that John Angus…
Farewell to two old friends
The demonstration at Blackpool against Jimmy Adamson at Easter had all but been forgotten by the summer. After another defeat at Sunderland, and a further demonstration, we had ended the…