Frank Casper – January 1983 to June 1983
On 19th January 1983, we had a Milk Cup quarter final at Spurs and with Brian Miller relieved of his duties that morning the directors turned to Frank Casper to…
Brian Miller – October 1979 to January 1983
The departure of Harry Potts led to Bob Lord making what proved to be his final managerial appointment and after being with the club as player, trainer and coach it…
Harry Potts – February 1977 to October 1979
During his one year as manager, Joe Brown made a significant change to his backroom staff. Chief scout Dave Blakey had joined the long list of departures in 1976 and…
Joe Brown – January 1976 to February 1977
When Bob Lord sacked Jimmy Adamson in January 1976, in a continuation of his policy, he turned immediately to Adamson's assistant Joe Brown to take over with the team struggling…
Jimmy Adamson – February 1970 to January 1976
It was no surprise to anyone when Jimmy Adamson became manager of Burnley. He'd been in waiting for a number of years after retiring from the playing side and becoming…
Harry Potts – February 1958 to February 1970
Chairman Bob Lord, throughout his time at Burnley, had a policy of promoting from within when the time came to appoint a new manager. Only once did he not do…
Billy Dougall – July 1957 to January 1958
The name of Billy Dougall is one that too easily fades into the background in the history of Burnley FC but that should never be the case. Dougall was a…
Alan Brown – August 1954 to July 1957
With Frank Hill having moved to Preston, Burnley kicked off the 1954/55 season without a manager and with the directors selecting the team until a decision was made regarding the…
Frank Hill – September 1948 to August 1954
Without a manager and just a few games into the 1948/49 season, Burnley moved quickly to bring in Scotsman Frank Hill who had been at Crewe Alexandra as player/manager for…
Cliff Britton – May 1945 to September 1948
With the war at an end, Burnley, who had been without a manager since the departure of Alf Boland in 1940, moved to appoint former England half back Cliff Britton…