Relive the most important game in Burnley FC's history as #ClaretsCollected presents an illustrated talk at #BurnleyLibrary by Sport History and Culture lecturer David Moreton on the Orient game of 1987, together with archive footage of the match and news coverage
Monday 31 March
7pm to 9pm
https://events.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/.../event-details...
Lancashire Archives and Local History

One for you to attend Ghandisflipflop

I reckon there will be over 37000 attend this event!

Got my ticket

mikeS wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:40 am

Relive the most important game in Burnley FC's history as #ClaretsCollected presents an illustrated talk at #BurnleyLibrary by Sport History and Culture lecturer David Moreton on the Orient game of 1987, together with archive footage of the match and news coverage
Monday 31 March
7pm to 9pm
https://events.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/.../event-details...
Lancashire Archives and Local History

That link doesn't work for me - I get the message 'access forbidden'.

Guller Bull wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:53 am

I reckon there will be over 37000 attend this event!

Does anyone have any idea what the actual attendance was?

When you watch the match there were plenty of empty seats in the Cricket field stand and spaces in other parts of the ground.

I had the access forbidden problem, try this

https://events.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w ... id=1780401

Didn't think you were allowed to talk in a library.....

Spijed wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:26 pm

Does anyone have any idea what the actual attendance was?

When you watch the match there were plenty of empty seats in the Cricket field stand and spaces in other parts of the ground.

15,696 according to-

https://www.uptheclarets.com/programmes-season-198687

Beagle wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:47 pm

15,696 according to-

https://www.uptheclarets.com/programmes-season-198687

It felt a lot more.
Mate of mine was working on the turnstiles. He said people were just climbing over one after another.

Longsider wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:55 pm

It felt a lot more.
Mate of mine was working on the turnstiles. He said people were just climbing over one after another.

But that doesn't stack up when you see how many empty seats there were in the Cricket field stand.

Spijed wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:50 pm

But that doesn't stack up when you see how many empty seats there were in the Cricket field stand.

Yeah but the Longside held 8000 and the Beehole about 6500 so even taking into account the Orient half being mostly empty, the rest was rammed so would be about 10000 standing. Bob Lord full, 4000. Cricket Field half full 2000.

16000 give or take be about right.

Would love to attend this but I’m currently unable to make plans more than a couple of hours into the future, due to family illness and caring responsibilities its highly unlikely I will get chance. I have my own vivid memories of the time and I would to reminisce, but those who lived through those days need me in the present as well as sharing that past.

dushanbe wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:31 pm

I had the access forbidden problem, try this

https://events.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w ... id=1780401

Thanks but now saying sold out

I'm not sure I want to re-live it, to be perfectly honest.

I'll leave it where it is.

Spijed wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:50 pm

But that doesn't stack up when you see how many empty seats there were in the Cricket field stand.

You need to bare in mind that there were no seats in the Longside & Bee Hole, standing meant you could accommodate far more supporters. What now looks like a full attendance would have looked half empty back then.

“ DER DER DER, FOOTBALL IN A LIBRARY “!!

Worth a watch - saint and greavsie preview orient game (first time ive seen this)

https://youtu.be/ieWObXpjhyQ?si=7-9EvHOu0t8L2CkA

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:02 am

Thanks but now saying sold out

Can we clamber over some chairs, or slip the Librarian a couple of quid and get in anyway .. it would be rather appropriate !

I suspect there there were well over 17,000 there on that day !

Beagle wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:47 pm

15,696 according to-

https://www.uptheclarets.com/programmes-season-198687

It was rammed where I was, on the Longside. Much more capacity with terraces than seating.

When I arrived, I thought it would be a few more than usual. I looked towards town, having parked my car and there was a sea of people coming towards Turf Moor.

A fantastic sight.

Venkys4eva wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:00 pm

Worth a watch - saint and greavsie preview orient game (first time ive seen this)

https://youtu.be/ieWObXpjhyQ?si=7-9EvHOu0t8L2CkA

Seen that clip many a time but just want to add what a great programme Saint and Greavsie was and how sad that many of the featured Clarets are no longer with us - Ralph Coates, Leighton James and the great man who steered us through that day, Brian Miller.

I have that on an old VHS tape somewhere with other TV clips of around that time… if Burnley were being featured on a football show I’d sit in front of the video with my fingers on the buttons (pre-remote controls). As it was fairly rare back then.

Years since ai saw it, but in my minds eye I was expecting Jimmy to be sat in a Claret and blue scarf and cap at the end, which must have been another occasion.

Beagle wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:47 pm

15,696 according to-

https://www.uptheclarets.com/programmes-season-198687

That’s strange I always thought the official figure about 17-odd. Although it always looked a lot more because the Turf held about 30-odd at that time with the Longside and Beehole still terracing. A lot at the time thought the club were underplaying the attendance for tax reasons. Many, including me, thought it was about 20 plus. Who knows now, it’s all the stuff of myth and legend. All I know is that it was the most amazing but scary atmosphere I’ve ever experienced at any game.

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:59 am

Seen that clip many a time but just want to add what a great programme Saint and Greavsie was and how sad that many of the featured Clarets are no longer with us - Ralph Coates, Leighton James and the great man who steered us through that day, Brian Miller.

Nice sincere comment from Jimmy Greaves at the end.

I've seen accounts from Orient and Torquay fans about that day but never from a Lincoln fan.