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Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Claret Till I Die » Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:11 pm

Good afternoon all

For anybody wishing to pay their respects to my dad, his last journey past Turf Moor will be at 1.30pm this Thursday 14th August before his funeral at St John's Church Worsthorne at 2pm followed by drinks in the Bay Horse at Worsthorne.

Thank you once again for all your kind words & messages.
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Leisure » Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:51 pm

Hi Darren - Is the family accepting flowers?

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Claret Till I Die » Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:58 pm

Leisure wrote:
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:51 pm
Hi Darren - Is the family accepting flowers?
Just family flowers only please Pete. Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so to the Jeff Astle Foundation
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by jdrobbo » Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:10 pm

I’m away CTID, but I hope your dad gets a wonderful send off.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:15 pm

Link for donations in Willie’s memory

https://www.justgiving.com/charity/thej ... foundation

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by FCBurnley » Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:21 pm

I am sure Worsthorne will be packed. Sadly I will not be there but my Daughter will be there to pay our respects There will be a 2 minute silence at our home in Florida. Out thoughts will be with the family

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Claret Till I Die » Tue Aug 12, 2025 5:14 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:15 pm
Link for donations in Willie’s memory

https://www.justgiving.com/charity/thej ... foundation
Thank you Tony for putting the page up and thank you to all who have donated so far

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Leisure » Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:19 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:58 pm
Just family flowers only please Pete. Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so to the Jeff Astle Foundation
Hi Darren - Accy Clarets have just made a donation.
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Claret Till I Die » Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:26 pm

Leisure wrote:
Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:19 pm
Hi Darren - Accy Clarets have just made a donation.
Thank you Pete
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Bfc » Wed Aug 13, 2025 1:21 pm

FCBurnley, I know your daughter is a neighbour of the Irvine’s. If you send her name to me, I will hopefully get the chance to make myself known to her, after the funeral.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Den_Perry » Wed Aug 13, 2025 3:31 pm

Sadly we are away so won’t be able to pay our respects at Turf Moor tomorrow. I’m sure there will be a big turnout for a true Claret legend.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:00 am

Just a reminder that Willie Irvine will be passing the Turf this afternoon around 1:30 ahead of the funeral at Worsthorne.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:23 am

And please have his wife Rita, his sons Darren, Stephen & Jonathan and their families in your thoughts today.
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by bodge » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:27 am

Will do Tony.

I'm sure Willie will get the send off he deserves.

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Post by GetIntoEm » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:33 am

Hope today goes as well as it can for those involved.

Hope it's a great send off

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Buxtonclaret » Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:18 am

Thoughts with Willie's family & friends.

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Post by beddie » Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:15 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:23 am
And please have his wife Rita, his sons Darren, Stephen & Jonathan and their families in your thoughts today.
Yes I definitely will. God bless to Willie and all the family.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by ecc » Thu Aug 14, 2025 12:08 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:11 pm
Good afternoon all

For anybody wishing to pay their respects to my dad, his last journey past Turf Moor will be at 1.30pm this Thursday 14th August before his funeral at St John's Church Worsthorne at 2pm followed by drinks in the Bay Horse at Worsthorne.

Thank you once again for all your kind words & messages.
Thoughts and prayers with your Dad, with you, CTID, and all your family and friends.

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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:04 pm

Farewell to a Burnley FC legend RIP Willie.

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Post by HahaYeah » Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:10 pm

RIP Willie Irvine.

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Post by Herts Clarets » Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:30 pm

Thoughts with the Irvine family as the legend and gentleman passes Turf Moor for the last time. RIP Willie Irvine

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Post by GetIntoEm » Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:31 pm

What a cracking flag that is. Well done
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Tricky Trevor » Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:35 pm

Spent two minutes in silent memory of the great man.
Turned the tv on and “I didn’t know you cared” opened with a brass band playing Abide With Me. Somebody knew.
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Post by roamingclaret » Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:28 pm

Couldn't get there today but Willie, his family & friends are in my thoughts 🥰.
On holiday in Ireland a few months I took a detour to drive through Carrickfergus - his birthplace.
By chance my sat nav took me off course on a detour right past the local football ground!
RIP our greatest ever goalscorer!
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Post by roamingclaret » Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:40 pm

Couldn't get there today but Willie, his family & friends are in my thoughts 🥰.
On holiday in Ireland a few months I took a detour to drive through Carrickfergus - his birthplace.
By chance my sat nav took me off course on a detour right past the local football ground!
RIP our greatest ever goalscorer!

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Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:24 pm

I was going to go to the funeral but I knew it would be very busy and thought there were many people who should be there ahead of me. I knew Willie because he played for us and therefore the Turf was the place to be to say my farewell.

Good turn out and the club finally lowered the flag to half mast.

Willie was on his way to his home village where he is to be buried next to Arthur Bellamy.

RIP Willie.
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Post by mikeS » Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:29 pm

Willie was one of the first Burnley players through the doors of Clarets Collected with his son when it opened at the Library almost two years ago.
Rest in Peace Willie Willie Irvine.❤️⭐️⚽️
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Post by TopCat » Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:31 pm

Fantastic turnout at the Church.
All three lads did great with getting their words out under obvious emotions.
Everything was said about him, more about a real family man and a true Claret Legend.
RIP Bill.
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Post by Clowbridge89 » Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:42 pm

When I worked at Aldi Willie and his wife would come in quite often and he was just a normal, down to earth gentleman. They were both always so lovely. None of my colleagues had any idea who he was until I told them, which probably says a lot about who he was as a person. He was one of us. RIP Willie.

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Post by FCBurnley » Thu Aug 14, 2025 5:10 pm

My daughter said the service was perfect and a piper played which was very emotional. Guinness to toast him after the service. I bet he’s already scored his first heavenly hat trick
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Post by Bfc » Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:04 pm

I was at the funeral and the number of mourners attending, reflected the respect Bill/Willie had, of both the people of Worsthorne (his home village) and the Burnley Supporters in attendance. The Irvine family speaking fondly during the service, about their Dad and Grandad, was a moment Bill would’ve been very proud of.
Although I saw Brian Flynn there, I later learned from my Blackpool mate and his wife, who’d travelled over, they’d spoken with Billy Hamilton. I later met Henning, a friend from years ago who had travelled over, with 4 others from Norway, for the funeral.
Bill/Willie, the Burnley supporters today showed their respect and condolences, for 1 of our favourite EVER strikers.
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Post by gandhisflipflop » Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:18 pm

I went down to turf moor to pay my respects. My thoughts are with the Irvine family.

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Post by Lip » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:34 pm

Absolutely gutted I couldn't pay my respects today as I am on holiday 😢
Thank-you Willie for all the great memories I have of you ,non more so than playing on Towneley with you Gordon Harris and Les Latcham in my youth . You are the best .
Say hello to My dad ,Uncle Tom and Nan for me please. Condolences to Rita and all the family..x
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Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:40 pm

Two superb, but different, centre forwards from the 1960s. They were very good friends who also engaged in lots of banter when they were both doing the ground tours.

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Post by Bfc » Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:01 pm

I had the chance to have a catch up with Andy’s lovely wife Carol, at Bills funeral,

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Post by Gerry Hattrick » Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:03 pm

A good turn out for Willie at The Turf and a magnificent tribute from The Ulster Clarets
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Post by Bfc » Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:30 pm

Darren I rang Spurs reception a number of times this morning, without a reply. So I E mailed them, requesting they put a ground announcement out, in memory of your Dad. I wrote of the Spurs cup tie and the hat trick he scored, recalling games between the 2 Clubs, were the most anticipated matches of the season for any football supporter. Mention was made, that you and the family will be at the match. Fingers crossed, it gets mentioned and you hear it on the tannoy.
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Post by mdd2 » Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:46 pm

normal,down to earth gentleman.
And those words sum up my knowledge of Willie when he used to work on match days in the Foundation bar and I chatted to him on so many occasions. Sadly I didnt see him play very often as i was away at Uni, but the Willie I grew to know is as Clowbridge stated a normal down to earth GENTLEman. He may not have been that on the pitch but in real life one of the truly decent, no strings attached, bloke and a GENTLEMAN.
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by longsidetrumpet » Fri Aug 15, 2025 2:10 pm

Was the club represented at the church?

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Post by Claret Till I Die » Fri Aug 15, 2025 6:26 pm

longsidetrumpet wrote:
Fri Aug 15, 2025 2:10 pm
Was the club represented at the church?
The club historian Shaun Borman was there

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Post by Bfc » Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:21 pm

CTID, I spoke to Shaun, who’ve I’ve known for a long number of years, after the service. MY THOUGHTS were that he was there as a passionate Burnley supporter, to pay respect to your Dad, and not as a representative of the Football Club.
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Post by longsidetrumpet » Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:31 pm

Shaun is a definitely sound bloke, a proper fan
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Re: Willie Irvine Funeral

Post by Claret Till I Die » Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:13 pm

Bfc wrote:
Fri Aug 15, 2025 7:21 pm
CTID, I spoke to Shaun, who’ve I’ve known for a long number of years, after the service. MY THOUGHTS were that he was there as a passionate Burnley supporter, to pay respect to your Dad, and not as a representative of the Football Club.
I agree but he did have the club suit on

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