The Opposition - Burnley

Full Club Name:
Burnley Football Club

Year Formed:
1882

Nickname:
The Clarets

Ground:
Turf Moor (capacity: 22,546)

Manager:
Owen Coyle (2007 to present)

Chairman:
Barry Kilby (1998 to present)

Mascot:
Bertie Bee - He became well known for rugby tackling a streaker on the pitch who had evaded the stewards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC0mjo8jbqs

Premier League Fixtures 09/10:
Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley (Loss)
Burnley 1 -0 Man United (Win)
Burnley 1 -0 Everton (Win)
Chelsea 3 - 0 Burnley (Loss)
Liverpool 4 - 0 Burnley (Loss)
Burnley 3 - 1 Sunderland (Win)
Tottenham 5 - 0 Burnley (Loss)
Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham (Win)
Blackburn 3 - 2 Burnley (Loss)
Burnley 1 - 3 Wigan (Loss)
Burnley 2 - 0 Hull (Win)

Current Table Position:
10th Played 11. Won 5. Lost 6. Drawn 0. Goal difference -10. Points 15

Club Records:
Most League appearances: 522 Jerry Dawson
Most League goals: 178 George Beel
Most League goals in a season: 35 George Beel, Division 1, 1927-28
Most capped player: 51 Jimmy McIlroy - Northern Ireland
Record transfer fee paid: £3,000,000 Steven Fletcher, Hibernian, 30 June 2009
Record transfer fee received: £3,250,000 Kyle Lafferty, Rangers, 19 June 2008

Rivals:
Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool United, Preston North End

Famous Burnley Fans:
Alastair Campbell (Press secretary - Blair)
Sir Bernanrd Ingham (Press secretary - Thatcher)
Margaret Thatcher (Former PM)
Tony Livesey (North West Tonight)
Sam Aston ('Chesney Brown - Coronation Street)
James Anderson (England cricketer)