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[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley Football Club]] is an English [[Professionalism in association football|professional |
[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley Football Club]] is an English [[Professionalism in association football|professional association football]] club based in [[Burnley]], Lancashire. It was founded on 18 May 1882 by members of [[Rugby football|rugby]] club Burnley Rovers, who voted for a change from rugby to association football. The suffix "Rovers" was dropped in the following days. Burnley became professional in 1883—one of the first to do so—putting pressure on [[the Football Association]] (FA) to permit payments to players. In 1885, the FA legalised professionalism, so the team entered the [[FA Cup]] for the first time in [[1885–86 FA Cup|1885–86]], and were one of the twelve founder members of the [[English Football League|Football League]] in [[1888–89 Football League|1888–89]]. |
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The team struggled in the early years of the Football League and were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] at the end of the [[1896–97 Football League|1896–97 season]]. The side won promotion the [[1897–98 Football League|following season]], but were again relegated in [[1899–1900 Burnley F.C. season|1899–1900]]. Burnley achieved promotion back to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in [[1912–13 Football League|1912–13]] under [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[John Haworth]]; the following year the side won the FA Cup for the first—and to date only—time, after they defeated [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[1914 FA Cup Final|final]]. In the [[1920–21 Burnley F.C. season|1920–21 campaign]], Burnley were crowned [[List of English football champions|champions of England]] for the first time. During that season they embarked on a 30-match unbeaten run, setting an English record. Burnley remained in the [[English football league system|top tier of English football]] until [[1929–30 Football League|1929–30]], when they sank to the second tier. The side gained promotion back to the first tier in [[1946–47 Burnley F.C. season|1946–47]] and stayed there for 24 consecutive seasons. |
The team struggled in the early years of the Football League and were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] at the end of the [[1896–97 Football League|1896–97 season]]. The side won promotion the [[1897–98 Football League|following season]], but were again relegated in [[1899–1900 Burnley F.C. season|1899–1900]]. Burnley achieved promotion back to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in [[1912–13 Football League|1912–13]] under [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[John Haworth]]; the following year the side won the FA Cup for the first—and to date only—time, after they defeated [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[1914 FA Cup Final|final]]. In the [[1920–21 Burnley F.C. season|1920–21 campaign]], Burnley were crowned [[List of English football champions|champions of England]] for the first time. During that season they embarked on a 30-match unbeaten run, setting an English record. Burnley remained in the [[English football league system|top tier of English football]] until [[1929–30 Football League|1929–30]], when they sank to the second tier. The side gained promotion back to the first tier in [[1946–47 Burnley F.C. season|1946–47]] and stayed there for 24 consecutive seasons. |
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== Early years (1882–1912) == |
== Early years (1882–1912) == |
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On 18 May 1882, members of [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley Rovers]] gathered at the Bull Hotel in [[Burnley]] to vote for a change from [[Rugby football|rugby]] to association football, following other sports clubs in the area that had changed to football.<ref name=":1">Simpson (2007), p. 12</ref> A large majority voted in favour of the proposal. The club secretary George Waddington met with his committee a few days later and put forward a proposal to drop "Rovers" from the club's name. Waddington stated that the club should "adopt the psychological high ground over many other local clubs by carrying the name of the town", to which the committee members unanimously agreed. Burnley played several [[Exhibition game|trial matches]] with local sides during the following weeks "to select the best possible elevens for the coming season"; the new team was a combination of the former rugby players and arrivals with association football experience.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> |
On 18 May 1882, members of [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley Rovers]] gathered at the Bull Hotel in [[Burnley]] to vote for a change from [[Rugby football|rugby]] to [[association football]], following other sports clubs in the area that had changed to football.<ref name=":1">Simpson (2007), p. 12</ref> A large majority voted in favour of the proposal. The club secretary George Waddington met with his committee a few days later and put forward a proposal to drop "Rovers" from the club's name. Waddington stated that the club should "adopt the psychological high ground over many other local clubs by carrying the name of the town", to which the committee members unanimously agreed. Burnley played several [[Exhibition game|trial matches]] with local sides during the following weeks "to select the best possible elevens for the coming season"; the new team was a combination of the former rugby players and arrivals with association football experience.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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[[File:Turf_Moor.jpg|alt=A football stand photographed from another stand, while some footballers are on the pitch|thumb|upright=1.1|Burnley have played at [[Turf Moor]] since 1883 ''(2005 photograph)''.]] |
[[File:Turf_Moor.jpg|alt=A football stand photographed from another stand, while some footballers are on the pitch|thumb|upright=1.1|Burnley have played at [[Turf Moor]] since 1883 ''(2005 photograph)''.]] |
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