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Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by EMANTO2 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:42 am

Let's get a list of the most obscure Burnley players

Gonna have to start with Fernando Guerrero 09/10

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by Woosh Deakin » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:45 am

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Post by Culmclaret » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:49 am

Diego Penny, Mark Allen, Phil Ray

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:50 am

Neil Edwards although he did hold a club record for a good number of years

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Post by HB Claret » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:51 am

Remco van der Schaaf
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Post by Jakubclaret » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:51 am

Jelle vossen ranks as utterly bizarre for me.

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Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:59 am

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Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:00 pm

Peter Mumby
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Post by Clive 1960 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:01 pm

Tony Hancock..

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Joseph Mills.

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Post by Woosh Deakin » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:13 pm

The enigma that was Besart Berisha

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Post by bigdavethemaddog » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:14 pm

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Post by claretfern » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:25 pm

Garry France
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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by Awayfromburnley » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:27 pm

Easy this.

Definitely John Brodie. Scottish forward

Played 2 games for us in 1890 then went back to Scotland

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by ArmchairDetective » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:36 pm

I think ironically some obscure players become known for their obscurity and thus become less obscure!

I'll go Zavon Hines.

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Post by Mondsley » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:42 pm

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Post by Dazzler » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:43 pm

Chris Nichol
Rick Holden

Both went on to have rather successful careers.

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by wilks_bfc » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:02 pm

Did Bambo actually sign for us in the Heath era?

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Post by CaptJohn » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:11 pm

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by Fretters » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:18 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:50 am
Neil Edwards although he did hold a club record for a good number of years
Go on, I'll bite... what record?

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Post by clarets1978 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:19 pm

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by clarets1978 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:20 pm

Fretters wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:18 pm
Go on, I'll bite... what record?
I think it was the shortest Burnley career (about 5 minutes on the pitch). I used to work with someone that told me that stat all the time :lol:
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Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:21 pm

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by Fretters » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:22 pm

clarets1978 wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:20 pm
I think it was the shortest Burnley career (about 5 minutes on the pitch). I used to work with someone that told me that stat all the time :lol:
Who holds it now? CT's post sounds like he lost the record.

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by clarets1978 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:23 pm

Woosh Deakin wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:13 pm
The enigma that was Besart Berisha
If we are throwing in players that never played then I'll throw in...
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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:26 pm

Fretters wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:18 pm
Go on, I'll bite... what record?
Shortest ever first team career. Came on for Ashley Hoskin at Cambridge in the last minute and was his only first team appearance.

Difficult to determine now with added minutes but I think we’ve had players come on in stoppage time for their only appearance.
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Post by GetIntoEm » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:32 pm

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by Guller Bull » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:41 pm

Tony Arins - made a superb debut, then really that was it as far as I can remember.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Arins

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by jedi_master » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:47 pm

Stanislav Varga
Paul Robinson
Gareth Farrelly
Dean Bowditch

All loan players that were forgotten almost immediately upon leaving

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Re: Name the most obscure Burnley player

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:55 pm

Guller Bull wrote:
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:41 pm
Tony Arins - made a superb debut, then really that was it as far as I can remember.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Arins
He played over 30 games for us though and then went to Leeds
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