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Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:13 pm
by Paul Waine
Just watched a brilliant compilation of BFC goals scored by some of our heroes.
Think Ade Akinbiyi at Stamford Bride is my favourite: "6,000 Burnley fans..." and I'm somewhere near the front of the crowd.
What is yours?
Looking forward to Maxwel Cornet having his own series of goals for us to watch again and again.
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Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:17 pm
by Bosscat
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:18 pm
by elwaclaret
Micah Hyde.
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:30 pm
by Stanbill05
Who was Burnley’s first black player? Can’t think of anyone before Eli, Francis, white, bent..
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:31 pm
by lewishamclaret
Thought it was a great compilation by the club- well done to them. Yes Hyde’s was a cracker and worthy of inclusion.
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:31 pm
by groove
Stanbill05 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:30 pm
Who was Burnley’s first black player? Can’t think of anyone before Eli, Francis, white, bent..
Les Lawrence. I don't think he'll be on the goals compilation though
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:47 pm
by elwaclaret
Alf Charles, came over with the West Indies cricket team but stayed and signed for Burnley as a footballer. He failed to make the first team though and subsequently signed for Nelson twelve months later in 1934.
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:50 pm
by claretonthecoast1882
George Oghani in the Sherpa Van setting off the type of goal celebrations sadly never to be seen again
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:00 pm
by PadihamThickNeck
King Arthur’s two goals at Deepdale in the 3-2 away win on 2001.
Giftons Hat Trick against Barnsley.
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:01 pm
by PadihamThickNeck
elwaclaret wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:18 pm
Micah Hyde.
One of the best Burnley away ends ever that. The noise when Hyde lobbed Friedel was deafening.
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:05 pm
by Devils_Advocate
PadihamThickNeck wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:01 pm
One of the best Burnley away ends ever that. The noise when Hyde lobbed Friedel was deafening.
One of the better Burnley songs to go with it. The atmosphere carried on right through HT for that one
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:26 pm
by Lancasterclaret
How could I forget Mitchell Thomas?
What a defender he was, and in the twilight of his career as well
Imagine how good he'd have been if we'd got him in his prime?
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:27 pm
by PadihamThickNeck
Ades hat trick in Luton when we had John Spicer in the net !
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:29 pm
by CFS
No Dane Richards?
Re: Black History Month - Burnley FC
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:36 pm
by Summerseat Claret
Johnny Francis's two goals at Plymouth in the play offs come to mind, and are still one of my favourite memories as a claret.
I remember being so despondent after we could only draw 0-0 at the Turf and didn't think we had much of a chance in the away leg, but on the night Plymouth's defence have a clue what to do about his pace.
